Kane X. Faucher's latest novel is a brilliant adaptation the classic Alexander Dumas tale of revenge, The Count of Monte Cristo. I've always loved the original, and Faucher's book is a wonderful satire that cleaves to the original plot so carefully, I was continually impressed. I kept thinking, "T...
Don't let the story blurb fool you - this is not an easy-to-read thriller - this is a deep book that will bend your skullcap back, scoop out the brains, and rearrange them on the wall in front of you. And that is a good thing.Borges has already been mentioned in the other reviews, but it's worth poi...
After reading The Vicious Circulation of Dr. Catastrope: A Polemical Ensemble, I felt very much like washing my brain. Not that my cerebellum was polluted by the book, but more that it was now stuffed with vivid language and portmanteaulogy hitherto unfamiliar to the grey, spongy organ. Also, it ...