Something is Happening

Okay, it’s finally time to say something because it’s all getting close. I’m in for a writing career reboot here, and it’ll likely all start happening by the end of the month. The retooling of this web site some months ago was the first step, but now there are others. I’ve slowly been putting things [...]

Rock On: An Office Power Ballad

Rock On: An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy * * 1/2 An account of Kennedy’s time at Time Warner Records, just as things fell apart. Unfortunately, he was only there 18 months, so the incidents are trivial and the sparse humor comes from Kennedy’s own self-admitted ineptness. He shouldn’t have written the book.

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 by G.J. Meyer * * * * * An amazing read – if we look to WWII for heroes, we should look to WWI to learn how truly terrible and wasteful war can be.

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell * * * * Interesting in that it collects all the known info about Watterson into one place, and draws opinion from a large cast of qualified interviewees; but this is part of the “new non-fiction” [...]

Harry Potter to Enter 21st Century?

I don’t know how long she’s been saying “No”, but J.K. Rowling has gotten a reputation for being something of a luddite when it comes to her novels about a certain boy with a scar on his forehead. Words like “never” were batted about when it came to asking when her Harry Potter series would [...]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson * * * * A great, albeit flawed, mystery filled with a cast of fascinating, haunted characters.

The Kindle Blues

I thought that people who did a lot of reading were supposed to be smart. See, at the end of 2008 I ordered an Amazon Kindle, and it arrived at the end of February in 2009. I love it. It’s a brilliant device that does one thing – let you read – really, really, really [...]

Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff Emerick * * * * 1/2 At last, a book that takes you inside the creative process that gave us some of the greatest songs of our generation. This book is a treasure, especially if you’re a Beatles fan.

My Name is Russell Fink

My Name is Russell Fink by Michael Snyder * * This novel can’t decide what it wants to be – slapstick or touching or a romantic comedy – and the ending is a complete and utter mess.

Outrage

Outrage by Vincent Bugliosi * * * * * The definitive book on the O.J. Simpson murder case and trial, this should be required reading for everyone who plans to practice criminal law

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