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Steve Chisnell said:
"When in doubt, discover new authors through their short fiction, and I have yet to find a modern horror writer to rival King."
Steve Chisnell said:
"I've been a big fan of King's Dark Tower series, so this is a welcome diversion to return. No expectations for the grand-arching storyline, but for a simple tale, potently told."
Steve Chisnell said:
"I've been looking forward to getting to this for some time! Postman's biting culture criticism turns to educational questions in the use of faddish technology and wonders about a teacher's and school's role in transmitting or defending against popula...more
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| When in doubt, discover new authors through their short fiction, and I have yet to find a modern horror writer to rival King. | |
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Steve Chisnell
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| Harmless and occasionally funny. Island plays havoc with cargo cults and organ harvesting, allowing the absurd romp of social satire to run its predictable course. A comfortable and quick diversion, but little more. | |
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| I've been a big fan of King's Dark Tower series, so this is a welcome diversion to return. No expectations for the grand-arching storyline, but for a simple tale, potently told. | |
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| Sadly, no. Goodbye, Gregory. You have clearly shown me that your absurdly clumsy sentences, non-directional narrative, oblique characters, and predictably common or arbitrary plot-turns are not worth my attention. Three chapters endured, but not a si...more | |
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Steve Chisnell
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| This enormous book takes us rather self-indulgently through the life of Salman Rushdie, and perhaps it is mean to suggest, since Rushdie spends so much of his time denying that he is self-indulgent. To be sure, he raises important questions about cen...more | |
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Steve Chisnell
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| ...and interesting? Barely. If this is the novel everyone raved about, I've seriously lost touch with what makes suspense novels interesting. Let's see: Erotica with a hint of pedophilia? Check. Cast of distraught and angsty rich suspects? Check. A l...more | |
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| I've been looking forward to getting to this for some time! Postman's biting culture criticism turns to educational questions in the use of faddish technology and wonders about a teacher's and school's role in transmitting or defending against popula...more | |
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| Many reviewers mark this title as one of Franzen's least successful books. If so, I will definitely read more. While not a fan of memoir at all (too self-indulgent), Franzen makes forays into lengthy discussions of Charles Schultz, the works of Kafka...more | |
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