My review of Matthew Revert's new book Human Trees, coming from Broken River Books on August 15, 2017. It is both a successor and, believe it or not, an improvement over the immensely moving Basal Ganglia.
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My review of Matthew Revert's new book Human Trees, coming from Broken River Books on August 15, 2017. It is both a successor and, believe it or not, an improvement over the immensely moving Basal Ganglia.
Why was the Columbine High School massacre such an important schism in our culture? What do we really know about what happened on April 20th, 1999? Journalist Dave Cullen found almost all the answers....
Is Stephen King/Richard Bachman's Rage such a dangerous book that it needed to go out of print? The book was unexpectedly helpful in providing us answers...
If you want to get at the heart of that "Peter Straub thing," his novel Floating Dragon is a one way ticket. This one was wicked fun, guys.
An early review of Alex Behr's upcoming short story collection Planet Grim. Get to know this talented up-and-comer before it's cool.
I did not like that book. My reasons are ideological more than anything, but read my piece. Read the book. Make your opinion. I'll gladly debate it with you.
Thursday, 1:17 PM is a story of a young man living in a world where time stopped. Read my review to learn whether it's a good or a bad thing. Written by Michael Landweber.
Brian Alan Ellis is both earnest and cynical. He writes about his life and doesn't at the same time. He is the master of ambiguity, which has never been so simple and heartbreaking than in Something to do with Self-Hate. A House of Vlad book.
Brian Alan Ellis' Failure Pie in a Sadness Face is as clever and miserable as anything in his bibliography. Check it out.
Thomas Mullen's novel Darktown was one of the nice surprises of my reading year, so far. Fans of James Ellroy will be all over this one.
My review of Donald E. Westlake's lost pseudo-James Bond novel Forever and a Death. Brought into existence by Hard Case Crime.
My review of Stephen Graham Jones' weird, ballsy experimental graphic novel My Hero. Illustrated by Aaron Lovett. A book by Hex Publishers.
My review of Tom Pitts' upcoming novel American Static, coming soon from Down & Out Books.
My review of Grant Jerkins' tormented novel Abnormal Man. Published by ABC Group Documentation.
My review of Nik Korpon's novel The Rebellion's Last Traitor. Published by Angry Robot Books.
My review of Jon Bassoff's new novel The Blade This Time, perhaps his Lynchianesque so far but also one of his best.
My review of the last volume in Peter Straub's Blue Rose Trilogy. By far the best book in a slightly underwhelming series.
My review of Andrew Pyper's new novel The Only Child, a smart, sneaky-scary and ambitious project.
My review of Chuck Palahniuk's Rant, a novel I have actually read twice! A suggestion from Ryan Bracha.
My review of the first volume of Stephen Kings' Dark Tower saga The Gunslinger. I was NOT convinced to say the least. So, convince me I should give a shit about volume two, internet. Because I may skip the entire fucking thing.
