Tag: read
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Hunger Pangs: A Short Story
“Pfwahh. Errh Brohtt ahhr ummk.” “Gwaack, Hurmph! Rrerrm ibb fwapt.” Oh. I’m sorry. How rude. You don’t speak Zombie, of course. I’ll just have to narrate this little tale for you, then. My name is obviously Brohtt. You’re not stupid—you gathered that much. You caught me talking with my dear friend, Hurmph. Perhaps “dear friend”…
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Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill – A Book Review
Day Zero is C. Robert Cargill’s follow-up to Sea Of Rust. Sequel isn’t quite the right word because it actually takes place before Sea Of Rust. Prequel doesn’t quite fit, either, though, because the stories are largely disconnected from each other. Let’s just say companion piece. Regardless of how you’d like to label it, if…
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Mapping the Interior by Stephen Gram Jones – A Book Review
Most of my recent reads come from a list of recommendations by Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages.” Mapping the Interior is from among those many wonderful books. Written by Stephen Graham Jones, Mapping the Interior is a concise 107 pages. It’s told from the perspective of a Native American boy…
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Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter – A Book Review
I once again must thank Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages” for suggesting yet another novella, this time the book called Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter. At just 114 pages, this novella is a series of paragraphs and stanzas exploring the utter heartbreak of a man after…
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Train Dreams by Denis Johnson – A Book Review
I’ve enjoyed short novellas all summer that were recommended by Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages.” I just finished my favorite one yet – Train Dreams by Denis Johnson. I find it very hard to believe this book is only 116 pages. Though I flew through it, I literally felt as…
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Winter In the Blood by James Welch – A Book Review
Once again, I must give Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages” credit for helping me find yet another substantial read. This time, it is the novella Winter In the Blood by James Welch. At just 138 pages, it is indeed a brief, yet potent, experience. Though it’s a provocative, expertly executed…
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Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls – A Book Review
Like several of my other recent reads, I discovered Mrs. Caliban on Literary Hub’s “The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages.” At just 111 pages, Mrs. Caliban is indeed a swift, potent read full of social commentary but cleverly disguised as pseudo-fantasy. The story focuses upon a housewife named Dorothy. Dorothy is in an…
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Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine – A Book Review
Though Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine is one of the wackiest books that I’ve ever read, it has burrowed into my heart and will stay there for quite some time. It won’t reside in my heart because it’s sentimental to me or because it imparted upon me some important life lesson. No, it’s special to…
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