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This is a lovely, whimsical, witty, and Tiny book. It's the product of collaboration between artists and writers who submitted their work to the site hitrecord.org. I fell in love with this book: the stories are short but pack a big punch and the editing is spot-on. This is a perfect book for any book lover and a great gift too. I can't wait to see volume two of this series.
Who knew that evolution, religion, and punk rock had so much in common? Greg Graffin, that's who. His memoir is an interesting mix of childhood anarchy, Darwinism, and Bad Religion. Graffin, who is the lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion, also holds a PhD. in evolutionary biology. It makes for an interesting mix and an interesting read.
Dark, humorous, lovely. As funny as it is piercing. Challenges what we think of as 'normal' and 'freakish.' After reading it, I feel right at home with the freaks.
I was really excited to read this novel; the cover and pages intrigued me. The book does look interesting: the pages are different grades of gray and the chapters are short. I fully expected a post-modern story, full of the post-modern ills we suffer. Instead, I found a more experimental novel with a nameless, faceless family. There is No Year? There is also no Plot.
A host of weird things happen to the nameless family, mostly having to do with their nightmare of a house. But most of these weird events are arbitrary; there seems to be no reason behind the events. When the egg appeared and began giving the mother orgasms, I thought maybe this will lead somewhere; sadly it did not. Writing weird things just for the sake of being weird is not really appealing to me as a reader.
Definitely surreal and odd, but not a book I'd read again.
DFW has created a wonder of a novel. So many intertwining stories and themes that it's impossible to speak to them all. He does so many things beautifully in this novel: he casts our foibles into the light, while simultaneously writing with precision and accuracy about addiction and depression. The first chapter, "Year of Glad", is the best and most complete chapter in the entire novel. There is a strong contrast in what the characters are experiencing vs. what the narrator, Hal, and the reader are experiencing. It's nothing short of beautiful. DFW was a true literary genius. Reading his work makes it all the more clear just what the literary world lost when he died.
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Tiny Book of Tiny Stories #01: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 by Joseph Gordon Levitt
Jennifer Hensley, December 23, 2011
This is a lovely, whimsical, witty, and Tiny book. It's the product of collaboration between artists and writers who submitted their work to the site hitrecord.org. I fell in love with this book: the stories are short but pack a big punch and the editing is spot-on. This is a perfect book for any book lover and a great gift too. I can't wait to see volume two of this series.Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God by Greg Graffin
Jennifer Hensley, December 10, 2011
Who knew that evolution, religion, and punk rock had so much in common? Greg Graffin, that's who. His memoir is an interesting mix of childhood anarchy, Darwinism, and Bad Religion. Graffin, who is the lead singer of the punk rock band Bad Religion, also holds a PhD. in evolutionary biology. It makes for an interesting mix and an interesting read.Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Jennifer Hensley, October 6, 2011
Dark, humorous, lovely. As funny as it is piercing. Challenges what we think of as 'normal' and 'freakish.' After reading it, I feel right at home with the freaks.There Is No Year by Blake Butler
Jennifer Hensley, July 14, 2011
I was really excited to read this novel; the cover and pages intrigued me. The book does look interesting: the pages are different grades of gray and the chapters are short. I fully expected a post-modern story, full of the post-modern ills we suffer. Instead, I found a more experimental novel with a nameless, faceless family. There is No Year? There is also no Plot.A host of weird things happen to the nameless family, mostly having to do with their nightmare of a house. But most of these weird events are arbitrary; there seems to be no reason behind the events. When the egg appeared and began giving the mother orgasms, I thought maybe this will lead somewhere; sadly it did not. Writing weird things just for the sake of being weird is not really appealing to me as a reader.
Definitely surreal and odd, but not a book I'd read again.
Infinite Jest: A Novel by David Foster Wallace
Jennifer Hensley, March 9, 2011
DFW has created a wonder of a novel. So many intertwining stories and themes that it's impossible to speak to them all. He does so many things beautifully in this novel: he casts our foibles into the light, while simultaneously writing with precision and accuracy about addiction and depression. The first chapter, "Year of Glad", is the best and most complete chapter in the entire novel. There is a strong contrast in what the characters are experiencing vs. what the narrator, Hal, and the reader are experiencing. It's nothing short of beautiful. DFW was a true literary genius. Reading his work makes it all the more clear just what the literary world lost when he died.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)