Tag: fiction
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Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer – A Book Review
This book touts itself as “The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction,” and that’s an accurate statement. In fact, the illustrations were really what set this book apart. Vandermeer offers great advice concerning fiction writing, but to be honest, it’s fairly standard if you read many books concerning the topic. The illustrations, however, were weird,…
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S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst – A Book Review
This is a book unlike anything else I have ever read. There are two stories within this work. One is surrealistic and focuses upon a freedom fighter known only as “S.” He has amnesia, travels upon a mysterious ship full of anomalous sailors, and, through a series of events, battles an evil capitalist while yearning…
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Report from the Interior by Paul Auster – A Book Review
If you follow this website, you know I’m a Paul Auster fan and will read anything he publishes. I love the man’s fiction just as much as his nonfiction, and I’ve learned more about the craft of writing through his personal tales than I thought possible. Report from the Interior is about his coming of…
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