Science Fiction Week: Jerusalem by Alan Moore @ nyjb
Alan Moore’s “Jerusalem” is a turgid, overwritten slab of pretentiousness. Continue reading Science Fiction Week: Jerusalem by Alan Moore @ nyjb
Tag: novel
Translation Tuesdays: For Two Thousand Years @ NYJB
“For Two Thousand Years” by Mihail Sebastian is a hidden gem in European literature, shining a light on what happened in Romania between the wars. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: For Two Thousand Years @ NYJB
Commonplace Book: An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel
An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel. Continue reading Commonplace Book: An excerpt from “Tarantula,” Bob Dylan’s only novel
CCLaP Fridays: All the Happiness You Deserve, by Michael Piafsky
“All the Happiness You Deserve” by Michael Piafsky is a modern bildungsroman built around Tarot cards. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: All the Happiness You Deserve, by Michael Piafsky
CCLaP Fridays: Above All Men, by Eric Shonkwiler
This week I review “Above All Men,” by Eric Shonkwiler, a novel about a cattle farmer dealing with life in a post-collapse America, Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Above All Men, by Eric Shonkwiler
CCLaP Fridays: There Is No End to This Slope, by Richard Fulco
This week Karl Wolff reviews There Is No End To This Slope, by Richard Fulco, a story about John Lenza, a disillusioned textbook salesman in pre-gentrification New York. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: There Is No End to This Slope, by Richard Fulco
The Sound of Things Falling, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez @ NYJB
At NYJB, I review The Sound of Things Falling, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, a beautiful and strange entry into the literature of the Drug War. Continue reading The Sound of Things Falling, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez @ NYJB
An Interview with Seth Kaufman
Recently I reviewed Seth Kaufman’s “reality TV novel” The King of Pain over on CCLaP. We discuss literature, TV, reading, and The Jersey Shore’s responsibility for the cultural apocalypse. Continue reading An Interview with Seth Kaufman
CCLaP Fridays: The Duke Don’t Dance, by Richard Sharp
This week, Karl Wolff reviews Richard Sharp’s novel “The Duke Don’t Dance,” tracing several friends across decades and continents from the jungles of Southeast Asia to a DC lobbying firm and beyond. The novel combines nuanced literary observations with cutting satire. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Duke Don’t Dance, by Richard Sharp
