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Wistful and evocative ... Ziolkowski's portrait of youth and passion engulfs and resonates with luminous poignance and poetry. We are indeed on his wave.
Darkly woven and wonderfully rendered ... a sensual suspense that bewitches the senses, melding disorder and desire in a way that is both disturbingly keen and stunningly sensitive.
I hereby present the Proboscis Award to The Annotated Nose!
I wish I could nominate for all kinds of more prestigious awards, but there you have it. The Proboscis Award, despite the fact that it is in its first year, is a time-honored badge of distinction, and highly coveted. Over 10,000 reviewers read through over 50,000 submissions, and have arrived at their decision entirely unanimously, without the aid of drugs or coercion. Really, the most brilliant catastrophe (and design) that I've seen published in my lifetime. Do read it.
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On a Wave: A Surfer Boyhood by Thad Ziolkowski
easyreeder, November 4, 2009
Wistful and evocative ... Ziolkowski's portrait of youth and passion engulfs and resonates with luminous poignance and poetry. We are indeed on his wave.Hunger by Elise Blackwell
easyreeder, November 4, 2009
Elegant, spare, lucid prose ... Blackwell unfolds the drama with quiet precision, and engulfs the reader with gripping illuminations.The New Steak: Recipes for a Range of Cuts Plus Savory Sides by Cree Lefavour
easyreeder, October 21, 2009
Delectable and fine ... both the recipes and the writing ... a sumptuous feast for any reader.The Illusionist by Dinitia Smith
easyreeder, October 21, 2009
Darkly woven and wonderfully rendered ... a sensual suspense that bewitches the senses, melding disorder and desire in a way that is both disturbingly keen and stunningly sensitive.The Annotated Nose: An Annotated Edition of William Hundwasser's Cult Classic The Nose by Marc Estrin
easyreeder, August 26, 2009
I hereby present the Proboscis Award to The Annotated Nose!I wish I could nominate for all kinds of more prestigious awards, but there you have it. The Proboscis Award, despite the fact that it is in its first year, is a time-honored badge of distinction, and highly coveted. Over 10,000 reviewers read through over 50,000 submissions, and have arrived at their decision entirely unanimously, without the aid of drugs or coercion. Really, the most brilliant catastrophe (and design) that I've seen published in my lifetime. Do read it.
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