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Luis Alfredo Garcia-Roza: Blackout

Posted on October 4, 2008 by paul

If I were one of those people paid to write breathless accolades for things, I’d probably call Luis Alfredo Garcia-Roza’s Blackout, the latest installment in the Inspector Espinosa series, a “taut psychological thriller.” But I’m not one of those people, … Continue reading →

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A Year in Books

Posted on June 1, 2008 by paul

Another post that Phil suggested, whether he realized it or not. After this, I’ll stop writing about books for a bit. Okay. A day, at least. Here’s my top fifty-two books. I picked 52 of them since you could read … Continue reading →

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An Untitled Post About Books (Which I Suppose is A Title of Sorts, Just Not a Very Good One)

Posted on May 25, 2008 by paul

 Thanks to Bohemian Rhapsody for a post that will probably end up killing an afternoon. After the “Read The Rest of This Entry” link, you’ll find a list of 106 books that someone, somewhere, decided that people keep on their … Continue reading →

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Circling Dresden: Kurt Vonnegut’s Armageddon In Retrospect

Posted on May 7, 2008 by paul

 Kurt Vonnegut’s career–at least the most visible part of it–has been  bookended by Dresden. After being captured during the Battle of the Bulge, the author spent time in a POW camp in that city, watching it transformed literally overnight from a lively and lovely European … Continue reading →

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