Category: Dennis Cooper
Posted on December 3, 2017
by Adam Burgess
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Harper Perennial calls The Marbled Swarm, Dennis Cooper’s “most haunting work to date,” and it is impossible to disagree. Although this latest from Cooper is more psychological and subtle, in many aspects, than most of his other works, it is perhaps because of… Continue Reading “The Marbled Swarm by Dennis Cooper”
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Posted on January 12, 2010
by Adam Burgess
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>For the first time, since years ago, when I first picked up a Dennis Cooper novel (one of the early George Miles cycle books) I was actually surprised by the subject matter of a Cooper work. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy… Continue Reading “>Review: God Jr. by Dennis Cooper”
Posted on January 12, 2010
by Adam Burgess
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>Period is the last of the George Miles cycle and, personally, I believe it is his best. Of all Dennis Cooper’s work, this is probably my favorite, or a very close second to “God, Jr.” The plot-line is sometimes hard to follow, as it… Continue Reading “>Review: Period by Dennis Cooper”
Posted on January 11, 2010
by Adam Burgess
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Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card This edition of the novel is littered with surface errors; however, the story itself is quite interesting. While it can’t stand on its own, as Ender’s Shadow or Ender’s Game certainly can, it is an intriguing… Continue Reading “Reviews: Card, Cooper, and Barth”
Posted on January 11, 2010
by Adam Burgess
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The Fires of Merlin (The Lost Years of Merlin #3) by T.A. Barron This has been the most disappointing book in the Merlin series, so far. It seemed to lack substance and flair. There are also many repeating themes and events – but not… Continue Reading “Review: Brief Reviews of Earlier Reads”
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