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Review of American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
This story within a story is playful and satirical while providing deep issues to contemplate. It's different and captivating and silly...
- Feb 21
Review of Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as her characters alternately dive...
- Jul 12, 2022
Review of Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley's appealingly oddball tale explores the specter of newly engaged Lola's past loves and lusts while playing with space and...
- Nov 1, 2021
Review of The Best of Me by David Sedaris
This collection of previously published Sedaris works is a gold mine of discomforting, edgy, offbeat observations--with more heart than I...
- Aug 26, 2021
Review of The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson
Wilson's bubbly personality comes through in these essays, and her show business experiences were interesting, but I often couldn't...
- Aug 16, 2021
Review of Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne
I enjoyed revisiting characters from Ink & Sigil, but I felt bogged down by recounted stories and detailed logistics, and I missed the...
- Aug 11, 2021
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The...
- Jul 14, 2021
Review of Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra
Spyra's humor is edgy, dark, and far from politically correct as she plays up absurd and disturbing scenarios in the name of satire. This...
- Jul 12, 2021
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/12/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a bizarre, dark set of short stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra;...
- Jul 5, 2021
Review of No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
The first section of Lockwood's story about an internet darling is absurd, frivolous, vulgar, irritating, and frequently disturbing; the...
- Jun 29, 2021
Review of Sarahland: Stories by Sam Cohen
The various Sarahs of Cohen's stories take on frequently unorthodox searches for self and meaning--while coping with versions of the...
- Jun 2, 2021
Review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1) by Hank Green
ICYMI: This is a gloriously oddball book with lots of heart featuring unorthodox friendships, the frightening power of social media, the...
- May 31, 2021
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/31/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now Two of these books are largely about redemption, two focus on the twisted blessing-and-curse of technology, and...
- Apr 19, 2021
Review of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights is wonderfully entertaining and endearing, showcasing McConaughey's frequently zany encounters, lust for adventure, and...
- Nov 6, 2020
Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year
01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her...
- Apr 19, 2020
Review of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
This short book packs delightfully odd, satisfying, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny moments.