Adam Burgess
Posted on April 18, 2018 by Adam Burgess
Meet Daniel Ingram, retired English professor: despondent, eccentric, and in the midst of writing his memoir, after being kicked out of his current home (a retirement facility) for depressing the other residents. The story itself is the process of Daniel writing his story, so… Continue Reading “The Ingram Interview by K.B. Dixon”
Category: Aging, Book Review, Death, Fiction, K.B. Dixon, metafiction, Psychology
Posted on July 1, 2013 by Adam Burgess
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, Part Two by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 40 The Second Part of Don Quixote was published in 1615, exactly ten years after the first. According to Cervantes’s dedication, it… Continue Reading “Thoughts: Don Quixote, Part Two by Miguel Cervantes”
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Adam Burgess
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 52 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. That Old Cape Magic might be one of my favorite reads of the year. The main character, Jack Griffin, is the son… Continue Reading “Review: That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo”
Category: Book Review, Family, Fiction, Marriage, Memory, metafiction, PhD, Richard Russo
Posted on December 15, 2012 by Adam Burgess
White Noise by Don DeLillo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “This is the language of waves and radiation, of how the dead speak to the living.” White Noise is the story… Continue Reading “Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo”
Category: American Lit, Book Review, Culture, Don DeLillo, Fiction, Literature, metafiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Psychology
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Adam Burgess
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 67 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Thursday Next, Special Ops LiteraTec Agent, has a secret or two. The biggest secret, perhaps, is that, as a young girl, she… Continue Reading “Review: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde”
Category: 2011 Challenges, 2011 TBR Challenge, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Jasper Fforde, metafiction, Mystery, Science-Fiction
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