Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

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Talk about a breakthrough novel. I haven't read such a good book in a long time. I was COMPLETELY hooked on this book, and I would put i...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Harvesting the Heart

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I am still on my Jodi Picoult rampage, and I am destined to finish all of her books by the end of the year. (I'm making some decent head...
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Sherman Alexie is an amazing writer. I was first captivated by a short story he wrote (which I highly recommend), "Because My Father Al...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Nineteen Minutes

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I continue swiftly along on my Jodi Picoult rampage (if one can call cruising through an author's set of books a rampage). Last week I f...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Downtown Owl

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Chuck Klosterman's first (and only to date) piece of fiction, Downtown Owl , was a really interesting read. I've read some of his no...
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Friday, April 9, 2010

Diary

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I couldn't put down Chuck Palahniuk's Diary today. I finished it all in one day. Palahniuk is a writer that fascinates me. He comes ...
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan, rock god? Rolling Stone recently covered Corgan's current life in an article with the title "Rock God, Interrupted....
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Friday, April 2, 2010

The Marriage Ref

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What is Jerry Seinfeld thinking? Now, don't get me wrong. Jerry Seinfeld is a comedy legend. He's one of my favorite comedians/write...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Vanishing Acts

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On my Jodi Picoult binge, I've just finished Vanishing Acts , another one of her works. I wasn't as hooked or impressed with this no...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Foo Fighters Unplugged

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It's about time that Foo Fighters did Unplugged . The show has been allowing artists that are not Unplugged -worthy. They are either too...
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Memoirs: The Criticism

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Memoir is definitely my favorite literary genre. Don't ask me why, but I find something entirely powerful with a person who opens themse...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Dahn Yoga Cult

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Yesterday, I read an article in Rolling Stone on the Dahn Yoga Cult. I had never heard of them before, but I was somehow sucked into the art...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

From the Lives of My Friends

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The New Yorker has really got me into the twin poets Michael and Matthew Dickman. Every time I see a poem of theirs, I get really excited. I...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Cryonics

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Have you ever heard of cryonics? This morning, I read an article in The New Yorker on cryonics. I have heard of it before, but I had never r...
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