false 3600481 1 James Fitzroy isn't doing so well. Though his old friends in Buffalo believe his life in New York City is a success, in fact he writes ridiculous taglines for a greeting card company. Now he's coming home on Thanksgiving to visit his aging father and dying mother, and unlike other holidays, he's not sure how this one is going to end. Buffalo Lockjaw introduces a fresh new voice in American fiction. 3643186 1 4 2009 Buffalo Lockjaw total:145|5:20|4:53|3:55|2:13|1:4| 145 507 253 68 3 1 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:24:17 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 10:24:06 -0800 2009 Buffalo Lockjaw by Greg Ames will be available in April. In some regard this novel is a fusion of two previously reviewed works, Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman and Stalking Irish Madness by Patrick Tracey. Am...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 17:20:50 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 22:06:15 -0800 2009
I almost put this book down after the first chapter or two because I didn't want to read a story focused on Alzheimer's and all of its excruciating details. Fortunately the narrative quickly turns ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:44:48 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:57:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 15:25:44 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 15:38:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 04:21:54 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 16:17:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 09:55:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:49:58 -0700 2009
This book has such vivid imagery. Every sc...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 11:40:41 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 11:42:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 12:06:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 04:19:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 13:22:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 18:46:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 07:03:37 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:30:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 14 09:21:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:21:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:41:50 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:10:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 19:03:59 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 19:03:59 -0700 2009 The debilitating Alzheimer's has taken Ellen a former Nurse Practitioner
who during her practice days wrote articles related to allowing death with dignity /euthanasia.
James, Ellen's son, goes through the emotions of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 09:15:34 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 15:49:06 -0700 2009
The interspersed Buffalo “man on the street” style chapters were solid. The nursing home and father themes are the best and most true.

And while I sympathized with the main character (James), he’s a little too shallow and sel...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 19:56:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:33:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:01:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:11:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:27:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:09:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:18:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:23:33 -0700 2009 1 too many more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:08:49 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:19:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 11:25:33 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:35:35 -0700 2009 more...]]>