Darkened Tales and Ghost Lahars
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A Reader’s Journey: 2023
My 2023 reader's journey and some thoughts on what AI means for readers of fiction.
A Reader’s Journey: Books Read in 2022
My 2022 reader's journey and a few thoughts on the growing difficulty of engagement with genre fiction.
A Reader’s Journey: Books Read in 2021
Every book I open still has a chance to give me another perfect autumn afternoon. My 2021 reader's journey and a few thoughts on the elasticity of memory.
Books Read in 2020
Pondering the impact of 2020 on my reading habits as well as thoughts on the books I read in 2020.
Flawed Masterpieces: Martin, 2666 and the Humanity of Imperfection
Exploring the idea of flawed masterpieces by taking a look at George Romero’s Martin and Robert Bolaño’s 2666.
Books Read in 2019
How do you discover the books you read? Some thoughts and questions as well as short reviews covering the books I read in 2019.
A Triptych of Ambiguity and Tension: Rambling About Three Novels by Paul Tremblay
Three novels by Paul Tremblay—The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil's Rock and A Head Full of Ghosts—form a clear triptych, telling distinct stories but linked by their approach regarding ambiguity about the supernatural.
A Teaching Moment
In that simple, two-sentence reply, Laird taught me how a real author should conduct oneself. It’s a lesson I’ve never forgotten.
Books Read in 2018
In 2018, in a hyperspeed soundbite social-media driven and oftentimes toxic culture, what does it mean to read fiction? Some thoughts as well as short reviews covering all the books I read in 2018.
Books Read in 2017
Some thoughts about finding the time to read and the current ability of fiction novels to reach across the cultural spectrum. Plus short reviews of all the books I read in 2017.
It is a difficult task, to clean the earth with a single bar of soap and a coffee tin of lukewarm water.