“This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.” The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkein Read more
Review: The Dark Side by Anthony O’Neill
The Dark Side by Anthony O’Neill is possibly the most fun bit of sci-fi I’ve read in ages. I laughed a lot, cringed a little, and found a whole new set of rules to live by – The Brass Code. The Brass Code is invoked by an evil, amnesiac android named Leonardo Black. Some of my favorites: Don’t take.… Read more
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“Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the corn flake and peanut butter, not to mention caramel-cereal coffee, Bromose, Nuttolene and some seventy-five other gastrically correct foods, paused to level his gaze on the heavyset woman in the front row.” The Road to Wellville T. Coraghessan Boyle Read more
New on the Shelves…
I am in Cambridge, MA this week, hanging out with my cousin and soaking up a bit of Boston sunshine. (The weather has been amazing.) The highlight of the trip was the Eddie Izzard show last night down in the Back Bay. Drinks at Back Bay Harry’s before, tapas at Tico afterward, and a great show with Eddie. I love Eddie!… Read more
Review: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
What if the apocalypse came and you didn’t even notice? What if you were camping in the Canadian wilderness or on walkabout in the Australian Outback and you didn’t know that the aliens had landed? What if you were up at your cabin by the lake and you couldn’t understand why no one was picking up their phones? In The Last… Read more
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Read more
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“High, high above the North Pole, on the first day of 1969, two professors of English Literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour.” Changing Places David Lodge Read more
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“It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York.” The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath Read more
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“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” The Go-Between L.P. Hartley Read more
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“…and the government of the United States of America is herewith suspended, except in the District of Columbia, as of the emergency.” Earth Abides George R. Stewart Read more