Posts tagged 2011 Books

in Books on 03.Nov.11 03.Nov.11 by Jodi Chromey

My American Uneasiness

Why are you unhappy? That’s the question thirty-something midwestern Zeke Pappas asks his subjects. He’s gathering answers for his magnum opus, a study of American Unhappiness. When the novel opens we’re nearly finished with the…

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in Books on 30.Oct.11 30.Oct.11 with 2 Comments by Jodi Chromey

The naysayer

If you want to read another glowing review about the majesty and mystery of Craig Thompson’s much-awaited, much-ballyhooed new graphic novel Habibi, you should probably just skip this one. Before I get too far in…

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in Books on 21.Oct.11 21.Oct.11 with 2 Comments by Jodi Chromey

Nerdgasm

There’s a few things I need to say before I start frothing at the mouth about how much I enjoyed reading (well listening to, actually. Come on, the audiobook is narrated by Wil Wheaton, how…

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in Books on 15.Oct.11 07.Oct.11 by Jodi Chromey

The snooze

A few weeks ago I was having a discussion with Christa where I posited that big New York Publishers like books about New York where characters just wander around in their New Yorkness being all…

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in Books on 14.Oct.11 07.Oct.11 with 2 Comments by Jodi Chromey

Humungous fungus among us

Hey, locals with kids (or fans of middle-grade books), Kurtis is going to be reading at the Wild Rumpus tomorrow at 1 p.m. You should go! What I like so much about reading Kurtis Scaletta’s…

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