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Intimidating Books 9 Jul 2011 | 11:17 am
I remember trying to tackle Faulkner after a Hemingway spree and becoming aware of the limit of my understanding with the clap of a dropped book hitting the floor ; so I went to Steinbeck. Encounterin...
Opening Lines ( My personal Favorites ) 8 Jul 2011 | 03:46 am
The sky above the port was the color of television , tuned to a dead channel. ( William Gibson , Neuromancer) Justice? - You get justice in the next world , in this world you have the law . ( Willia...
Memorable Scenes : New and Previously Unimagined Taste Sensations 7 Jul 2011 | 09:21 am
This is a frequently disturbing movie ( as all Cronenberg films tend to be ) that unfolds like a Mobius strip. Computer development has taken a biological turn : game pods that go under surgery when t...
Alluring Titles 4 May 2011 | 02:58 pm
Sometimes when I'm in an indecisive moment of what to read next; an alluring title prompts my next read. Usually it helps if its a book from a writer I'm already familiar with . Comical titles such...
Bibliophilic Quotes 1 May 2011 | 12:47 pm
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx "I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library." — Jorge Luis Borges "Yo...
In Recognition : Stephen Dixon 27 Apr 2011 | 05:53 am
No other writer ( except D.F.W. ) captures the actual rhythm of thinking inside an individual's head as Dixon. His paragraphs can sometimes stretch for pages but like streams of thoughts his run-on se...
In Recognition - K-Rino 1 Mar 2011 | 05:29 pm
Growing up I listened to alot of rap music . Not until I was around the ages of 15 - 17 did I really start paying attention to other genres of music . Since I'm from Houston Texas I listened to Housto...
Memorable Scenes : I'm your Huckleberry. 19 Feb 2011 | 12:02 pm
"You know, Frederic fucking Chopin." Amongst such a cast : Kurt Russell , Sam Elliott , Powers Boothe ; Val Kilmer steals the show. With his wonderful , subtle, Tennessee Williams' drawl Val Kilme...
Notes : Satire and the Two Georges 9 Feb 2011 | 04:09 pm
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." — George Carlin It can be something as comical as an old , delusional , country man who devourers romance...
Over and Under Rated Books. 9 Feb 2011 | 11:11 am
Over Rated : The Catcher in the Rye just one of those books I was real pumped up to read and when I finally did ............................that was it ? I thought I had the wrong book for a second ,...
