~Post by Arian B. Sometimes there are occurrences in our lives that leave such an impact on us, we are forever changed by them. A big metaphorical wooden fence dividing what we were before it happened, and what we became after. The amount we are affected varies based on the event, but nonetheless we are changed. … Continue reading BookPeople Review: AN UNTAMED STATE
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Cover to Reel: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
~post by Katie G. Cover to Reel is a regular column in which I offer my two cents about that age-old debate about whether or not a movie did any kind of justice to the book it's based on. Blue is the Warmest Color (or, La Vie d'Adele - Chapitres 1 & 2) on DVD … Continue reading Cover to Reel: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Book Review: ‘Lamb’ by Bonnie Nadzam
Book: Lamb by Bonnie Nadzam Reviewed by: Nolan You'd be hard pressed to find a review for Bonnie Nadzam's debut novel(la) that doesn't draw comparrisons to Lolita. And judging from the premise, it's not unusual. Middle age David Lamb's minorly successful life seems to be falling apart. Meanwhile he befriends 11-year-old girl, Tommie, and in … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Lamb’ by Bonnie Nadzam
The Murakami Project: Brian Reviews ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’
The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami's long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami's previous titles. Folks who haven't read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Brian Reviews ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’
Experimental Summer: Genre Hopping with Anne Carson
Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse, written by Anne Carson and reviewed by Brian C. ~ Genre must be a weird thing for an artist to think about. The creative process seems almost the antithesis of the preconceived ideas, tropes, or expectations that live within genres. But you don’t have to look long to … Continue reading Experimental Summer: Genre Hopping with Anne Carson
Experimental Reading (and Reviewing): ‘Ava’ by Carole Maso
Review of: Ava by Carole Maso Reviewed by: Brian C. This is the latest in a series of reviews of experimental fiction written by BookPeople Brian C. and Jenn S. Brian and Jenn have made it their mission this summer to open up their reading lives to the weird, the odd, the curious, the avant … Continue reading Experimental Reading (and Reviewing): ‘Ava’ by Carole Maso
First Stop on the Experimental Express: Jenn S. Reviews ‘Museum of the Weird’
Review: Museum of the Weird by Amelia Gray Reviewed by: BookPerson Jenn S. Amelia will be here at BookPeople speaking and signing Museum of the Weird on Friday, June 24, 7p. She'll be joined by poet Dan Boehl. Welcome to the first installment of Experimental Summer! Brian and I will be taking you along as … Continue reading First Stop on the Experimental Express: Jenn S. Reviews ‘Museum of the Weird’
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