Expiration Date: thanks to “Cash Money” Matt for my copy of this. This is one crazy book. It’s about- I’m almost afraid to outline the plot for fear of spoiling even a little bit of the strangeness of the whole … Continue reading →

The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3): I know all the backstory I could ever want and all I had to do was survive the first two hundred or so pages of this book. Once I made it … Continue reading →

Understanding Comics: Will Eisner’s books are better for those interested in making comics, I think. People who simply want to read comics more intelligently should be required to read McCloud’s book. Brilliant stuff.

A Confederacy of Dunces: Bought for a buck at a garage sale. One of the greatest dollars I’ve ever spent 🙂 Humorous throughout, occasionally quite funny, the real hook for me with this book was the grandly outrageous cast of … Continue reading →

The Crying of Lot 49. I go from a long, serious, sensible book based on historical events to an insane, lunatic, nonsensical romp through mid-60s California. Again I’m reminded that calling anyone Pynchonesque is a lie. No one writes like … Continue reading →