Here we go again with the name before the title, why does it seem like everytime I mention a feeling I've got a connection I've made, the exception to the rule quickly shows itself? Gary Gianni's MonsterMen & Other Scary Stories, was a far cry from whatshisface's Superannuated man. The collection...
Michael Chabon’s The Final Solution. “The longer this story settles into my mind, the better and better it is – both as a story, but also technically. Chabon’s writing is of such a high caliber, he can outshine his own plotting, characters, etc. Not showing off, mind you – just so very good that i...
I used to like Michael Chabon's books. This one, is a struggle for me. The part about a new mega record store opening in a poor neighborhood driving out local business a bit boring. The midwife character made me wants to throw this book against the wall. The two seemingly separate stories a...
A spectacular adventure! I read Middlesex last year and thought about this story in a similar manner - Jewish immigrant families, comic overtones, sexual challenges... I really enjoyed the blending of history and fiction in the story's plot, and learned a lot, just in background reading, about the o...
Grady Tripp has been working on the same novel for seven years. It's more than two thousand pages at this point, and there's no end in sight. On top of all this, his lover is pregnant, his wife has left him, his protégé has stolen valuable memorabilia and murdered a dog, and his editor is in town. T...
Seriously? None of the characters in the books are likable. Drunk. Stoned. Irresponsible. Half way through the book and I keep asking myself why should I care what happened to these characters. And they killed a dog. A big no no. Skip to the end and see if it would improve. Not very likely. ...
I read this to my son. We loved looking at the beautiful illustrations. The stories were nicely written and perfect for reading aloud. Loved the pronunciation guide in the back; I'm notoriously bad at pronouncing things right and this helped me not butcher the names too bad.
And it is good. It is also pretty thick book. I couldn't believe I didn't write a review for this one. The main characters of the story are creators of the comic during the golden age of comics where the writer talent is being discovered. The comics they created get popular but still struggled ...
It is not great, but it is not bad. Only 20% in and we already got a feel on the Jewish department feel about their "reconstruction". 3 and a half stars working its way up. So far, 40% of the book is finished and yet we are not getting closer to the killer. We found out the victim was the so...
This is one of those books that is written very well, but just isn't mine to love. You know what I mean, right? The plot is expertly orchestrated, the characters are interesting, the language is vivid, and the pacing is not bad, but overall I was frankly bored with the story. My lack of excitement w...
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