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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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Peter and the Wolf by Chris Raschka – A Book Review
This children’s book is based upon the original work of Sergei Prokofiev. In it, Raschka creates three-dimensional images placed upon a miniature stage to…
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You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon – A Book Review
You Remind Me of Me is a novel that slowly worms its way into the very fabric of your being. Chaon’s characters are so…
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Hamlet 2 – A Movie Review
I loved the ridiculousness of this movie! Hamlet 2 is about a failed actor who teaches a drama class at a local high school. …
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Tropic Thunder – A Movie Review
There’s no doubt in my mind that Tom Cruise made this movie. I’m no Cruise apologist, but he was absolutely hilarious and nearly unrecognizable…
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Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan – A Book Review
Comprised of fifteen short stories, this beautifully illustrated, ninety-six page book is aimed at an audience of twelve and older. Young people will love…
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Iodine by Haven Kimmel – A Book Review
This book, appropriately enough, really has me split down the middle. One hand, I hated it. It encompassed all of the hipster “too-cool-for-everyone” characteristics…
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Burn After Reading – A Movie Review
I have to be honest, as I watched Burn After Reading, I found it more than a little dull and plodding. While touted as…
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Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy – A Book Review
In this third installment of The Border Trilogy, McCarthy brings together John Grady Cole from Book I and Billy Parham from Book II as…
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