Next week’s Dead Week. Dun, dun, dun. In theory, Dead Week is a “just-lay-back-and-review” sort of week. In reality, it’s all ten-page papers, final projects, and last-minute pleas for extra-credit. So, how do you escape this stressful mania? Booze, drugs and mindless kid shows? Eh, that works. But, I suggest a Patch Adams approach and […]
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Atrophy
Allow me to be a bit provocative. Normally with my posts, I tend write about the merits of various books that I’ve read, often making subliminal references to H.P. Lovecraft throughout. But this time, I want to delve into something different, notably something seemingly systemic (you’re welcome for that alliteration). My generation doesn’t read books. […]
Book Samples for All!
Huzzah! Tell me, dear readers: whaddaya think about this new-fangled eBook craze? Me? I’m all for the digital revolution, being a geek at heart, but I’ll admit as readily as the critics that the current technology is in dire need of improvement. Amazon’s Kindle – and Barnes & Noble’s upcoming Nook – are wonderful devices, […]
Lighter Fare
For this week’s book, I’ve chosen something a little less sinister and dark (although no less depressing at times, I’m afraid) in Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You. I’d been hearing for weeks from various sources that this was a good book (true) and that Jonathan Tropper’s writing style was similar to that […]
Delving into Darkness
I want to preface by saying that this book is definitely not for everyone. Nick Cave’s debut novel, And the Ass Saw the Angel, fell into my hands two years ago. Knowing Nick Cave primarily as a musician, I found myself hesitant to even read the book, due to some strange, mutant fear that if […]
After the Fire…
Every so often, one reads a novel that is truly surprising in its richness of characters and the world created by the author. After the Fire, a Still Small Voice, the debut novel from Australian writer Evie Wyld, is a unique tale that spans generations, examines the deadening effect of violence and confronts the reader […]
Beginning with “The Maytrees”
Well, it’s my first post for Unwind and I must admit that I’m quite excited. In fact, I’m so excited that I’m going to begin not by writing about a new book, but with one of my favorites from 2007: Annie Dillard’s The Maytrees.
Saving your Books!
Do you have a lot of books? Are they cluttering up space on your shelves, in your corners, and even under your bed? Well, I do. I’ve quite a lot, actually. I suppose that’s where all my money’s been going – books. And sadly, I can’t take them all with me when I move and […]
When you’re a Hero…
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a hero? How will you be treated? Who will talk to you? Who won’t talk to you? Will you become the villain the minute you do something that isn’t hero-like? And why exactly are you a hero to begin with? Well, here’s the book for you.