Tag: authors
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Haunted: Tales Of the Grotesque by Joyce Carole Oates – A Book Review
I really looked forward to reading this collection of short stories. I love well-crafted, gothic tales, and from what I’d heard, Oates, an author I’d never before read, is something of a master. Sadly, nothing about Haunted indicated as such. First of all, I’m all for leaving a story off in such a manner that…
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Toward the End Of Time by John Updike – A Book Review
John Updike’s Toward the End Of Time proved a bit of an enigma to me. At times I thoroughly enjoyed it and at other times I seriously thought about putting the book down, never to open its contents again. In the novel our protagonist goes by the name of Ben Turnbull, a retired finance expert…
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Night Shift by Stephen King – A Book Review
This collection of short stories by Stephen King encompasses all that is great about one of our most prolific and talented writers. I’ve given most of King’s latest work a hard time over the last few years, but only because I know how truly talented he can be. These stories, most of which are from…
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The Shipping News by Annie Proulx – A Book Review
This novel won the Pulitzer Prize, so it was obviously held in high esteem by those far wiser than myself. And I have to admit that I enjoyed it very much. Proulx’s a rather fascinating writer. I’ve read a few of her books now, and I have to say that no two of them struck…
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When King Is Being King, He Is Flawless
Note: Originally Published 9-9-06 So I’ve been reading a lot of “high brow” books lately and while I learned a great deal from them, I was ready to get back to a book that I wanted to read purely for the pleasure of it. Since Chabon doesn’t have anything out at the moment, I decided…
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Theh Wrath Of a Righteous Writer: Redux
Note: Originally Published 10-24-06 Today I was in Barnes and Noble doing my responsible duty as a citizen of the World of Pop Culture and buying Stephen King’s latest novel (released today). Of course, I had to get a coffee from the little mom and pop coffee store called Starbucks and so I found myself…
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Goodbye, Mr. Vonnegut
Note: This Post Originally Published 4-12-07 If you haven’t heard, the great American writer Kurt Vonnegut passed away. He died from brain injuries suffered from a fall a few weeks ago. I think it’s only fitting that we know every move Spears and Hilton make on a daily basis, but no one I know, many of…
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Tobias Wolff Has a New Book Out!
I meant to mention this last week, but finally there’s a new Tobias Wolff book out! Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories came out March 25th. Wolff is one of my all-time favorite writers, and I believe him a master of the short story. He mostly writes stories examining the human condition, and they…
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