1. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken:This was the best book I read all year. No hemming, no hawing, no second guessing — the best. McCracken’s memoir about giving…
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The 7 worst books I read in 2008 reviewed in 10 words or less
Today Largehearted Boy keeps peppering his Twitter with links to newspapers publishing their best books of 2008 lists. I am making my own list and currently checking it twice. However, while making the list I…
The Gargoyle makes me sound like a stoner
Andrew Davidson’s debut novel The Gargoyle, is the kind of book that gives me nextbookaphobia. This is a condition marked by great fear of starting a new book because there is no way that it…
A partial list of famous authors I dissed last night at Grumpy’s much to the chagrin of some classmates
Alice Munro: She’s a big dull dud, her stories are slow and boring. In her defense Kurt said her sentences sparkle, I said I must have fell asleep before that happened. Jhumpa Lahiri: Too controlled,…
So it goes, in honor of Vonnegut’s birthday
“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center.” “What should young…
The best book I’ve read all year
I’ve been trying to write about Elizabeth McCracken’s memoir An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination for three weeks. I’ve read it twice and I’m still having a hard time finding the words….