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Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees

March 9, 2025 driftlessareareview

Hypochondria by Will Rees is his attempt to chronicle his condition and an exploration of the phenomenon known as hypochondria. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees

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Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

October 20, 2024 driftlessareareview

Like all good romances, Good Women displays the inherent decency of people. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

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Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki

August 25, 2024 driftlessareareview

Mary and the Rabbit Dream is a short novel, a psychodrama illustrating a tabloid press run amok, and body horror as farce. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki

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Biography Mondays: Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, by Gareth Stedman Jones

September 4, 2023 driftlessareareview

Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion is an indispensable volume, an epic about a man and his times. Continue reading Biography Mondays: Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, by Gareth Stedman Jones

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Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson

January 21, 2023 driftlessareareview

The Freaks of Mayfair offers pleasant distraction with humane portraits of freaks, faddists, climbers, and fakers. Continue reading Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson

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TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 1: “Ace of Spades,” by Motörhead

July 5, 2021July 3, 2021 driftlessareareview

“I don’t wanna live forever!!!” Continue reading TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 1: “Ace of Spades,” by Motörhead

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Dirty Old Tank Girl, by Alan Martin @ nyjb

July 15, 2020May 25, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Dirty Old Tank Girl by Alan Martin is good clean fun, apart from the swearing, violence, and brief nudity. For fans of the cult film, the collection is a great re-introduction to the classic character.” Continue reading Dirty Old Tank Girl, by Alan Martin @ nyjb