Thankfully Fellini documented his dreams for fans and scholars to ponder long after he went to the great movie set in the sky. The Book of Dreams is a humorous and psychedelic "captain's log" not to be missed.
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Just when you thought all of the Donald Barthelme stories had passed by your eyes...here is a collection of fine stories and even cartoons that will amaze and intrigue you.
A Fraction of the Whole is a mix of A Confederacy of Dunces and a pie chart from an insane asylum as depicted by National Geographic...confusing (a plus), funny, and great.
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My wife paid Jerry Stahl's Love Without: Stories the ultimate compliment: "Would you stop laughing and turn out the light!?"...followed by, "Stop saying 'Whoa!' and go read it downstairs!" When a short story collection jumps from Dick Cheney, princess phones, and (holy hula Joyce) 'Finnegan's Waikiki,' what's a poor boy to do?
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Bruce Wagner continues to wave the Donald Barthelme flag in his novel Memorial. The Herlihy family's aspirations and fears unfold like a surrealistic personals section of a large city newspaper. Humor is followed by tragedy, and in the usual Wagnerian slant, resolved in off-center comedy. Save yourself a trip to L.A. -- get the margaritas a'swirlin', crank up Jonesy's Jukebox, and read Memorial.
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The Book of Dreams by Federico Fellini
Kenneth, July 28, 2008
Thankfully Fellini documented his dreams for fans and scholars to ponder long after he went to the great movie set in the sky. The Book of Dreams is a humorous and psychedelic "captain's log" not to be missed.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Flying to America: 45 More Stories by Donald Barthelme
Kenneth, February 21, 2008
Just when you thought all of the Donald Barthelme stories had passed by your eyes...here is a collection of fine stories and even cartoons that will amaze and intrigue you.A Fraction of the Whole: A Novel by Steve Toltz
Kenneth, February 18, 2008
A Fraction of the Whole is a mix of A Confederacy of Dunces and a pie chart from an insane asylum as depicted by National Geographic...confusing (a plus), funny, and great.(6 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Love Without: Stories by Jerry Stahl
Kenneth, July 15, 2007
My wife paid Jerry Stahl's Love Without: Stories the ultimate compliment: "Would you stop laughing and turn out the light!?"...followed by, "Stop saying 'Whoa!' and go read it downstairs!" When a short story collection jumps from Dick Cheney, princess phones, and (holy hula Joyce) 'Finnegan's Waikiki,' what's a poor boy to do?(9 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)
Memorial: A Novel by Bruce Wagner
Kenneth, January 4, 2007
Bruce Wagner continues to wave the Donald Barthelme flag in his novel Memorial. The Herlihy family's aspirations and fears unfold like a surrealistic personals section of a large city newspaper. Humor is followed by tragedy, and in the usual Wagnerian slant, resolved in off-center comedy. Save yourself a trip to L.A. -- get the margaritas a'swirlin', crank up Jonesy's Jukebox, and read Memorial.(8 of 14 readers found this comment helpful)
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