Reviews

Bookshots: 'Death of the Black-Haired Girl' by Robert Stone

November 26th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Death of the Black-Haired Girl

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Bookshots: 'Flushboy' by Stephen Graham Jones

November 20th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Flushboy Who Wrote it? I wouldn't be surprised if this is the novel that inspires a generation of kids raised on Farrelly Brothers movies to get serious about writing. Stephen Graham Jones, poster boy for the prolific, author of too many books to count (or, more specifically: 10 novels, three collections and one novella, according to his most recent bio).

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Bookshots: 'Princesses Behaving Badly' by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

November 19th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories From History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Who wrote it? Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, an American freelance journalist based in London.

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Bookshots: "A True Novel" by Minae Mizumura

November 12th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: A True Novel Who Wrote it? The characters themselves stayed with me while I worked through the book. At times I'd find myself thinking about them long after I'd put it down... Minae Mizumura wrote it in her native Japanese; Jessica Winters Carpenter translated it into English.

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Bookshots: "The Cage" by Martin Vaughn-James

November 11th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Cage Who wrote it? What the audience brings to the reading experience is every bit as crucial as the author's "intentions." Martin Vaughn-James, celebrated painter/graphic novel pioneer. He produced two other experimental books before releasing his masterpiece, The Cage.

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Bookshots: 'The Pure Gold Baby' by Margaret Drabble

November 7th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Pure Gold Baby

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Bookshots: 'Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him' by David Henry and Joe Henry

November 6th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him

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Bookshots: 'Want Not' by Jonathan Miles

November 5th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Want Not

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Bookshots: 'Red Sky in Morning' by Paul Lynch

November 5th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Red Sky in Morning Who wrote it? A stimulating, chaotic, and surprisingly elegant read that starts off with a bang and rarely lets up the pace. Dublin based first-time novelist, Paul Lynch Plot in a box:   A young Irishman accidentally kills the landlord about to evict his family, catalyzing a bloody chain of events.

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Bookshots: 'Happy Mutant Baby Pills' by Jerry Stahl

November 4th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Happy Mutant Baby Pills Who wrote it? If you're a fan of Palahiniuk or Vonnegut, you should be rushing out to buy Happy Mutant Baby Pills. Jerry Stahl, best known for drug addiction memoir, Permanent Midnight, which was turned into a film starring Ben Stiller.

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