Revenge Served Hot: The Meaning of Night, Reviewed
Recent successes such as The Sopranos and Dexter illustrate that a protagonist doesn’t have to be just or admirable to be captivating. The hero needn’t be a hero; and Michael…
Thirtysomething Aptitude Test
You've gotten through college, but can you get out of the house within a reasonable time? Take the TAT's and identify your strengths and weaknesses.
Must-Read Pick 2007: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah was twelve years old when war invaded and abruptly ended his childhood in Sierra Leone. For four years he was swept into the atrocities of battle between rebel…
In The Hand of Dante, Reviewed
In The Hand of Dante is Nick Tosches’ bizarre hybrid of a novel. It follows two odysseys: Dante Alighieri struggles to capture the divine in prose. Seven hundred years later,…
Click at Your Own Risk: Classic Tales of Terror, Online!
Too busy egging the neighbors' place to get to the book store? Here are some ghastly tales you can enjoy from the comfort of your dungeon. Follow the links -…
Back to Ghoul: Encyclopedia Horrifica, Reviewed
Would Count Dracula stand a chance against Vlad Dracula? How is an apparition different from a poltergeist? Do some people really have psychic powers? What the heck is that thing?
Going Medieval: A Confederacy of Dunces, Reviewed
Ignatius, thirty years old, oversized and under-bathed, is content to look down upon society while living off of his perpetually buzzed, arthritic mother. When a financial disaster forces him to…
So It Goes: God Is Dead, Reviewed
In his debut novel, Ron Currie, Jr. offers a credible view of humanity through an incredible premise: God is dead. Literally.
Dizzy World Vacation: The Stingray Shuffle, Reviewed
An installment in a series of Serge A. Storms adventures, The Stingray Shuffle has Dorsey’s lovable psychopath in search of a silver Halliburton filled with five million in cursed cash.…
Scary Tales: ‘The Book of Lost Things’, Reviewed
John Connolly combines fact, fiction and folklore in ‘The Book of Lost Things’, a clever and disturbing coming-of-age tale. This book-about-a-book centers around a crucial time in the life of…