Fiction Book Reviews: 2/1/2010 - 2/1/2010 - Publishers Weekly
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 11:00 pm -A real-life New York City murder case provides the basis for Horan’s impressive fiction debut, which works better as a historical novel than as a whodunit. More: Fiction Book Reviews: 2/1/2010 - 2/1/2010 - Publishers Weekly Read More →
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the cockeyed pessimist: JAMES PATTERSON, DWIGHT GARNER, and DORIS …
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 10:28 pm -And, finally, a full page review of 36 ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: A Work of Fiction by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein (Maslin liked it but her review mimicked her criticism of the book , expressed by comments like The plotting is so … chronology floats back and forth across two decades according to no particular scheme; some characters are less developed than others; and the insertion e-mail correspondence and inside jokes strike the reader as unhelpfully random. … See the original post: the cockeyed pessimist: JAMES PATTERSON, DWIGHT GARNER, and DORIS … Read More →
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m_mcgregor: An argument against copyright: Ten great comics that …
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 12:41 am -Maybe you’d only really like one of these stories . Maybe you’d love all of them. Read the original here: m_mcgregor: An argument against copyright: Ten great comics that … Read More →
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The inconsistent, contradictory ramblings of Scarlett the Harlot …
Written by admin on January 30, 2010 – 12:41 pm -Apparently he’s a big shot antebellum fiction writer. Go here to read the rest: The inconsistent, contradictory ramblings of Scarlett the Harlot … Read More →
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Writings in the Raw: My First Pet will be a Squirrel Named Nutkin
Written by admin on January 29, 2010 – 1:12 am -Writings in the Raw. Nutrition Facts: Poems: 60 g Stories : 76g Flash Fiction : 12g Brain Farts: > 100g … I preferred that optimistic and still half-formed young man, who thought he could see everything, to the reader I’ve become. Here is the original post: Writings in the Raw: My First Pet will be a Squirrel Named Nutkin Read More →
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Book Review – “Mr B Gone”, Clive Barker | Greatest Books Online
Written by admin on January 28, 2010 – 3:35 pm -The primary hook of the story – that of Mister B. compelling the reader to end its life by burning the book that holds him – soon becomes a tiresome repetition of phrases and part of a predictable structure that really serves only to slow down … The rest is here: Book Review – “Mr B Gone”, Clive Barker | Greatest Books Online Read More →
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dorkismo:the macho of the dork
Written by admin on January 28, 2010 – 3:31 pm -Has a magical library of all the forgotten books in the world, wild and lovely, even “serious” readers who ordinarily don’t care for fantasy are liable to love it. 28 Originally posted here: dorkismo:the macho of the dork Read More →
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Boxing the Octopus: More on the Future of Fiction
Written by admin on January 28, 2010 – 8:51 am -Please note: neither of these writers blame faulty taste or lapses in our educational system for why some readers these days are finding more satisfaction in genre fiction . And while we’re at it, let’s think about some of the great novels of the past–those that midwived the very form of the novel itself–and recall that these, while not avoiding pain, evil, or any of the ills attendant on the human narrative, nevertheless manage to be rollicking good reads: Tristram … View original post here: Boxing the Octopus: More on the Future of Fiction Read More →
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We Recommend, 2nd Grade Book Group Edition
Written by admin on January 27, 2010 – 8:29 pm -Yet another in our We Recommend series, where you guys write in asking for what would be the right book for the small reader in your life. Read the rest here: We Recommend, 2nd Grade Book Group Edition Read More →
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What does it mean to "teach" a novel? - English Companion Ning
Written by admin on January 26, 2010 – 2:00 am -Well, they may have stopped reading, but by god, they learn the novels ! I mean, short stories . I mean, anthologized abridgments. I mean, short non- fiction selections. Original post: What does it mean to "teach" a novel? - English Companion Ning Read More →
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