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Review of Tales From the Hereafter by Ted Myers

I am a fan of short stories taking place in the afterlife.  I recently read a book called Snuggly Tales of the Afterlife, which I would not necessarily recommend. They were less out-there than I imagined they would be. I want my alternate worlds to be unexpected. That is why I enjoyed A Short Stay […]

Review of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Why don’t more authors write novels about video games? My favorite part of the book was exploring the games the main characters conceptualized. The story of their lives, interwoven with video game logic, was interesting, but did not hook me as readily as the obsessive focus on the number one most profitable form of media […]

Review of Bubblegum by Adam Levin

Reminded me of when I read David Foster Wallace for the first time.  Passing through phases of amusement to annoyance to disgust, then subtly sliding into intrigue, fascination and finally settling on the far side of appreciation, but only through much readerly turmoil, many near-death-by-boredom experiences. If you like Adam Levin you will probably like […]

Review of White Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link

Kelly Link’s fourth (or fifth?) collection was a surprise.  I remember liking less than half of her stories from her previous collections and I liked only half of these. But taken as a whole, reading the entirety of her work is worth the effort. Though I find the quality inconsistent there is a generally pleasing […]

Review of Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada

There is no humor in this book, or if there was, I could not recognize it.  It is very short, maybe 25K words. Another mish mash of random thoughts dashed off by the author, like her other two books currently available in English. The characters are generic and unmemorable. The writing is very basic, lacking […]

Review of Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami

Murakami is not an authority on writing. Rather, he is an expert on music. See his other nonfiction book for proof. He is untrained in the craft of writing, as he admits in the opening pages. He also does not play an instrument. What does that tell you? Established rules mean little to him when […]

Review of Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection

Review of Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

Out of the 3 books in the series, I enjoyed the first the most. Little Women was a heartwarming read. Little Men follows the perspective of the boys under Jo’s care. The reader is meant to follow their development as human beings, as they learn lessons and make decisions. They have their own wide world […]

Review of The Menstruating Mall by Carlton Mellick III

Dear Carlton Mellick III,Feel free to use any of the following titles for one of your upcoming books. I greatly look forward to your next release. Suggestions for future Bizarro Titles: Douchebags of the ApocalypseKentucky Fried FetusesThe Church of Edible ChildrenPoint-and-Click Dimension ZeroThe Monopoly Man MurdersAutomaton MetropolisTime Bandits from AsslandElephant People with Light SabersFinal Fantasy […]

Review of 2022 on Goodreads by Various

Let’s see, what did I read this past year? I don’t even know.  The main reason I have Goodreads now is to tell me what I’ve read. I blame my 30-minute commute for all of the audiobooks I finished. I have only myself to blame for all of the bizarro fiction I read. I went […]