Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 145
August 6, 2015
Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink: The Complete Collection
“When the cherry blossoms bloom it means the start of another school year—and for the girls at Sakuraki High, it signals the birth of new dreams, fears, and relationships. In “Even If We’re Not Friends,” Nana and Hitomi have been dear friends since childhood, but when Nana gets into the exclusive Sakuraki High while Hitomi doesn’t, their true feelings for each other emerge. In “The Summer Closest to Heaven,” Natsuka is a ghost who resides at the school, still in love with one of the former st...
August 4, 2015
So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish
“Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth’s dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that som...
July 30, 2015
Life, The Universe and Everything
“The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads–so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.
They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast,...
July 28, 2015
Closer
“Like Jean Genet and William Burroughs, Dennis Cooper assaults the senses as he engages the mind with visions of nightmare intensity in a world where stimulation without excitement and experience without emotion are prized.”
So I was really excited to read this because I love the other book I had read by Dennis Cooper, The Sluts. Problem is this book was nowhere close to being anything remotely good. Notice how far away that placed this book.
This book didn’t even really make sense. I have n...
July 23, 2015
The Sluts
“Set largely on the pages of a website where gay male escorts are reviewed by their clients, and told through the postings, emails, and conversations of several dozen unreliable narrators, The Sluts chronicles the evolution of one young escort’s date with a satisfied client into a metafiction of pornography, lies, half-truths, and myth. Explicit, shocking, comical, and displaying the author’s signature flair for blending structural complexity with direct, stylish, accessible language, The Slu...
July 21, 2015
About a Boy
“Will Freeman may have discovered the key to dating success: If the simple fact that they were single mothers meant that gorgeous women – women who would not ordinarily look twice a Will – might not only be willing, but enthusiastic about dating him, then he was really onto something. Single mothers – bright, attractive, available women – thousands of them, were all over London. He just had to find them.
SPAT: Single Parents – Alone Together. It was a brilliant plan. And Will wasn’t going to...
July 16, 2015
Dragon’s Breath: and Other True Stories
“In this collection of raw, emotionally honest stories, MariNaomi explores a wide range of topics including youthful rebellion, mortality, disillusionment, and compassion. Many of these stories were first serialized on the popular site The Rumpus. These poignant stories, some filled with hope, others tinged with remorse, are sure to appeal to even the most discerning reader.”
This is one of those books that you read in one sitting and then feel guilty for reading it so quickly. It is clear t...
July 14, 2015
Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity
“Kerry Cohen is eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her body in the leer of a grown man. Her parents are recently divorced and it doesn’t take long before their lassitude and Kerry’s desire to stand out–to be memorable in some way–combine to lead her down a path she knows she shouldn’t take. Kerry wanted attention. She wanted love. But not really understanding what love was, not really knowing how to get it, she reached for sex instead.
Loose Girl is Kerry Cohen’s captivating me...
July 9, 2015
Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22
“In this fresh, offbeat graphic memoir, cartoonist MariNaomi chronicles her time as a misfit teen and young woman looking for love in San Francisco. Perfect for fans of graphic novels like Craig Thompson’s Blankets, Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, and Lynda Barry’s Cruddy, MariNaomi gives a captivating look at a life spent in search of love, bringing to light issues of identity and sexuality as she recounts her extensive (and explicit) romantic résumé.”
So I bought this book straight from the aut...
July 7, 2015
Castrato: A Vampire’s Redemption: Book One
“You might think it’s a fairly obvious statement, but most vampires actually enjoy what they are. They revel in it.
Nathan Bane is a vampire who doesn’t want to be a vampire.
“You know, I just figured if it was my fate to become a monster, at least I could control what kind of monster I would become.”
Once referred to as “The Renegade” and “a law unto himself” Nathaniel is called out of retirement to help find a vampire who is killing and dis-member-ing gay and bisexual males in the Seattle a...
