Sunless by Gerard Donovan

October 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
Bereft and aimless, an ex-meth head signs up to test a new drug promising to cure anxiety of all kinds.
Review:
I picked up Sunless because it promised a Chuck Pahlaniuk-esque satirical romp through all the woes of our modern age, dressed up in off-kilter post-apocalyptic trappings and with an addictive prose style.
Instead, I suffered through a [...]

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Tags: American Literature

Last Night in Paradise by Katie Roiphe

August 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Synopsis:
A look at sexual mores in the age of AIDS.
Review:
I like a good polemic as much as the next person, particularly when it involves people having lots of sex, mostly because I always feel like that’s nice work if you can get it. Last Night in Paradise isn’t hard-hitting investigative journalism as much as [...]

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Tags: American Literature

Emperor and Clown by Dave Duncan

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Now married to the cursed Sultan Azak, Princess Inos finally heads to the capital city to plead her case in front of the wardens, as stable boy Rap rushes to meet her and embrace his destiny.
Review:
(Is that like the worst cover you have ever seen? Seriously.) Emperor and Clown is the final installment [...]

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Tags: Canadian Literature

More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel

June 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Synopsis:
A memoir about a writer’s descent into Ritalin and cocaine addiction while working on the not-supposed-to-be-about-her follow up to her best-selling first memoir.
Review:
If I could dare to face my obsession with Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, I would still not go into therapy because any cure for Wurtzelmania would ruin my taste for things [...]

Popularity: 45% [?]

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Tags: American Literature