Category: Creative Non-Fiction

More Earlier Reads & Light Reviews

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 is an apocalyptic narrative which deals with the thermodynamic concept of entropy. Pynchon prophecies the technological age and the lack of genuine communication/conversation between humans will result in the slowing down… Continue Reading “More Earlier Reads & Light Reviews”

Category: Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Criticism, Historical, Jacqueline Susan, Metaphysical, Milan Kundera, Theory, Thomas Pynchon, Tim O'Brien

>Review: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence

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>Fast-paced, powerful, and engaging story about one of the trials of the century. Based on a true story, Inherit the Wind tells the tale of two “superstar” lawyers, battling over a schoolteacher’s imprisonment for including Evolution and Darwin’s text in his classroom. The trial… Continue Reading “>Review: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence”

Category: Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Drama, Jerome Lawrence

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 10

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Very beautiful… very difficult. Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card Unbelievably good sci-book. Probably the best ever. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris One of the funniest books ever. I actually ‘laughed out loud.’… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 10”

Category: Creative Non-Fiction, David Sedaris, Gertrude Stein, Laura Esquival, Magical Realism, Orson Scott Card, Philosophy, Postmodernism, Robert Coover, Science-Fiction, Voltaire, William Faulkner

Reviews: The Earlies Part 3

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Really fun. And interesting. One of the best young-adult fantasy novels, I think. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Not my favorite of Steinbecks work, but considering Steinbeck is an incredible Americcan author, that’s not saying… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies Part 3”

Category: Book Review, Classics, Creative Non-Fiction, Dave Pelzer, Fantasy, John Steinbeck, Literature, Lois Lowry, Madeleine L'Engle, T.C. Boyle, Thomas Hardy

Review: The Earlies Part 2

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Freud for Beginners by Richard Appignanesi Doesn’t go into much depth about Freud’s theories, but it is a fun and fast introduction to all the major ideas. Definitely recommended for newcomers, such as myself. I’m a graduate student lterature and was looking for an… Continue Reading “Review: The Earlies Part 2”

Category: Appignanesi, Creative Non-Fiction, Drama, Fiction, Gay Lit, J.T. Leroy, Jonathan Culler, Rick Riordan, Shakespeare, Theory

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