Published in March 4th, 2010
Let the Great World Spin is a fabulous book that is well written and entertaining. The author manages to interweave the lives of several very interesting characters into one coherent slice of life story. He does this by showing how one event in New York city, the high wire walk of Philippe Petit across the [...]
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Published in December 11th, 2009
“Then We Came To The End” by Joshua Ferris is a mildly amusing story of the employees at an ad agency in Chicago that is in economic decline. The book captures the hopes and fears that so many office workers deal with daily across the country. As you might expect, there is gossip, politics, fear [...]
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Published in September 25th, 2009
“Relentless” by Dean Koontz is a good thriller. It involves a writer, called Cubby, who is given a bad review of his book by a psychopath called, Shearman Waxx. Cubby is curious as to who the reviewer is and arranges to see him at the critic’s favorite eating spot. After surreptitiously observing him for a [...]
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Published in September 14th, 2009
“The Good Guy” by Dean Koontz is one of the best thrillers that I have ever read. I own so many of Mr. Koontz books that I was suffering from Koontz overload and thought I’d stay clear of him for a while. However, on a recent trip to the public library in Lincoln Park, NJ, [...]
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Published in August 21st, 2009
“Winter Zoo” by John Beckman is a superbly written book about a group of young bohemians in Poland. These vividly described characters lack goals and ambition, but display a joy for life that we all desire and that, at the very least, entertains. The descriptions of cities in Poland, gambling halls, incestuous affairs and of [...]
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Published in July 17th, 2009
“Snuff” by Chuck Palahniuk is a book about an aging porn actress named Caddie Wright who wants to break the world record for the number of men that she has sex with in one day. (Her goal is 600.) The story line is moved forward by a few of the men who are waiting in [...]
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Published in July 17th, 2009
“American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis is the goriest and most frightening fiction that I have ever read. It is a book about what could happen if the 1980’s culture of yuppies and preppies were taken to an extreme. The main character, Patrick Bateman is a twenty-six year old Wall Street elite who likes to [...]
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Published in May 30th, 2009
“The Scenic Route” by Binnie Kirshenbaum is an exceptionally well written book that is also remarkably boring. It is a story of a woman named Sylvia and a married man named Henry. They meet by chance at a café and embark on a journey, meandering across Europe. They have no hurry or destination and since [...]
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Published in May 1st, 2009
“The Liar’s Diary,” by Patry Francis, is a book with a catchy title and cover. These are two ingredients that often catch my attention. In this case, the book was recommended by Amazon and neither the name, nor the cover illustrations, factored much into my decision to purchase it. Unfortunately, the book was a disappointment. [...]
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Published in April 21st, 2009
I have been a big fan of Binnie Kirshenbaum since I read “A Disturbance in One Place.” I found that book well written, captivating and definitely worth reading. I followed up that book with her “History on a Personal Note” and “Pure Poetry.” These are all reviewed in this blog. However, I cannot recommend “Hester [...]
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