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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Grub by Elise Blackwell

August 2nd, 2007 · 12 Comments

Synopsis:
The trials and travails of a group of young New York City-based novelists.
Review:
Grub is a reworking of a 19th Century novel. I can’t speak to its success in that regard because I haven’t read the original, but I will say that author Elise Blackwell pulls off a rare bird: a satire brimming with humanism. [...]

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Happyland by J. Robert Lennon

October 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
An American Girl-type doll company owner decides to buy a town, wreaking havoc in her wake.
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Popularity: 16% [?]

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