Written Reviews

2666 Read-Along — Part 4: The Part about the Crimes

November 7, 2014

Every life, Epifanio said that night to Lalo Cura, no matter how happy it is, ends in pain and suffering. That depends, said Lalo Cura. Depends on what, champ? On lots of things, said Lalo Cura. Say you’re shot in the back of the head, for example, and you don’t hear the motherfucker come up

Sanford Friedman: Conversations with Beethoven

November 5, 2014

Trevor reviews Sanford Friedman’s brilliant final novel, Conversations with Beethoven, unpublished at his death in 2010 and just now put out by NYRB Classics. Read the full post.

Thomas Pynchon: Inherent Vice

November 4, 2014

Chris reviews Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel, Inherent Vice. Read the full post.

Jacques Tati: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday

November 3, 2014

Trevor reviews Jacques Tati’s film Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, recently released by The Criterion Collection in its boxset The Complete Jacques Tati. Read the full post.

Antonya Nelson: “Primum Non Nocere”

November 3, 2014

This week’s New Yorker story is “Primum Non Nocere,” by Antonya Nelson. Read the full post.

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