Category Archives: Book reviews

Elizabeth Ellen’s Fast Machine

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

There are only four words, repeated twice, on the exterior of Elizabeth Ellen’s Fast Machine, which I just typed. On the back, there is a photograph of the author, clad in a leather jacket, stockings and looking off to her right. … Continue reading →

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Monsters born from monsters – Matt Bell’s Cataclysm Baby

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

The children in Matt Bell’s Cataclysm Baby are disgusting. They are disfigured, hairy, segmented. They break apart when they exit the womb. They are the harbingers of the apocalypse. The 26 stories in here culminate in a bleak, frightening vision … Continue reading →

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All the Lucky Things that Happen When You Read Hobart 13

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Hobart is a midwestern literary journal that boasts some of the more-visceral writing I’ve seen (not to mention a solid design)  Since this issue is their 13th, all the stories have to do with luck (or lack thereof). During the … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Recently, a friend and I were talking about the proliferation of a phrase common to our generation: “I feel that…” as in, “I feel that so and so presented his best work early in his career” or “I feel that … Continue reading →

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The Passage

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Just read The Passage by Justin Cronin and was pretty blown away. Didn’t think I would enjoy a vampire novel amidst the post-Twilight over-saturation, but I was intrigued of the idea that a “more-literary” writer was going to take a  … Continue reading →

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