CCLaP: Elephant Vice, by Chris Meekings
“Elephant Vice” by Chris Meekings has the Hindu God Ganesha and Post-Impressionist firebrand Vincent van Gogh on the case.
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CCLaP Fridays: Dangerous Stories for Boys, by Christopher Bernard
This week I review “Dangerous Stories for Boys,” by Christopher Bernard, a fascinating, but ultimately disappointing collection of short stories.
CCLaP Fridays: Painted Monsters and Other Beasts: Stories, by Orrin Grey
This week I review the short stories of Orrin Grey, collected in “Painted Monsters and Other Beasts,” where he plumbs the depths of human experience similar to Clive Barker and Jim Thompson.
CCLaP Fridays: TRUMPED! Beyond Politically Correct, by Peter Davidson
It’s just a collection of outdated Dad Jokes. Don’t bother.
Translation Tuesdays: The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers, by Fouad Laroui @ NYJB
Fouad Laroui casts his eye on Morocco’s dour political legacy with the scalpel-like precision of a social satirist.
Translation Tuesdays: In the Cafe of Lost Youth, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB
Patrick Modiano goes beyond the checklist accuracies of historical fiction, fashioning a lush fever dream filled with glamor, mystery, and despair.
The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Forest, by Mark Z. Danielewski @NYJB
The saga of Xanther and her cat continue in “The Familiar, Volume 2: Into the Woods,” by Mark Z. Danielewski. But questions arise when her father Anwar takes them to the vet. The vet tells Xanther that her puff of white fur isn’t a cat at all, but a dog. It isn’t just born, but very old. It also belongs to someone else.
The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel’s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle 1948–1966 (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East), by Bryan K. Roby @ NYJB
“The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel’s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle 1948–1966 (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East),” by Bryan K. Roby seeks to complicate this simplified vision of Israeli history.
CCLaP Fridays: Kinda Sorta American Dream, by Steve Karas
This week I review “Kinda Sorta American Dream,” by Steve Karas, a short story collection poised between comedy and apocalypse.
American Odd: Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery, by Martin Gardner
This week I continue my American Odd essay series with a look at “Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery,” by Martin Gardner.