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A Review of Larry Watson’s Justice
I loved this book – probably more than any other book I’ve read this year. This is one of those collections of linked stories that masquerade as a novel. I actually like it better when I think of its chapters as … Continue reading
Thoughts on T.C. Boyle’s Wild Child and Other Stories (by Jill)
I’ve read a few of T.C. Boyle’s short stories before, but never a whole collection of them. Wild Child and Other Stories was amazing. Each story, no matter how short, was a self-contained little universe. I wish I’d had … Continue reading
The Best of McSweeney’s, Progress Report #2 (by Jill)
Have I mentioned before how long this book is? And how heavy? And how the cover without is dust jacket (which I always take off when I’m reading because I find them to be somewhat cumbersome and I need … Continue reading
Thoughts on selections from The Best of McSweeney’s, the first 25% (by Jill)
Why I decided to start reading this book three days before I’m going to be living out of a suitcase in a hotel room in Anaheim for four days, I have no idea, because it’s big and heavy and not … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 