It’s not a good idea to write a review of a book when your eyes are still wet with the tears it caused you to shed. So I waited an entire day to see if…
Posts tagged 2009 Books
Everything Matters!
Even before he’s born, Junior is told exactly when the world is gonna end. He’s told, in utero that the world will end June 15, 2010 when he is just 36 years old after a…
Quintessential dicklit
Nick Hornby is at his best when he writes about music. He has that inexplicable ability to convey what music means in a way that seems incredibly personal to him and yet universal at the…
Totally Killer almost killed me
Note: If you want to see some discussion with the author of Totally Killer, head on over to this post on MN Reads I picked up Totally Killer by Greg Olear because of the cassette…
Await Your Reply wrecked me
I finished reading Dan Chaon’s Await Your Reply two weeks ago, and it wrecked me. I haven’t been able to read more than ten pages in any book since, which kind of makes sense considering…