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2666 Read-Along — Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano

October 3, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee and Trevor (and many of you!) continue the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.

Categories Roberto Bolaño Tags Bolaño Readalong, Spanish 41 Comments

Jane Gardam: “The Sidmouth Letters”

September 26, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Jane Gardam’s “The Sidmouth Letters,” a “thank you” to a literary hero. Read the full post

Categories Jane Gardam Tags Short Story 1 Comment

2666 Read-Along — Part 1: The Part about the Critics

September 19, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee and Trevor kick-off the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 1: The Part about the Critics. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.

Categories Roberto Bolaño Tags Bolaño Readalong, Spanish 45 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: By Night in Chile (reread)

June 3, 2017September 18, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee and Trevor reread Roberto Bolano’s By Night in Chile in preparation for the read-along of 2666. Read the full post.

Categories Roberto Bolaño Tags Bolaño Readalong, Spanish 1 Comment

Richard Powers: Orfeo

September 4, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Richard Powers’ Man Booker Prize longlistee, Orfeo. Read the full post.

Categories Richard Powers Tags Booker Prize 12 Comments

Joshua Ferris: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

August 26, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Joshua Ferris’s To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, which is on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist. Read the full post.

Categories Joshua Ferris Tags Booker Prize 4 Comments

Read-along: Roberto Bolaño’s 2666

September 1, 2014August 22, 2014 by Lee Monks

Trevor and Lee are hosting a readalong of Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, a book they’ve both read and have not been able to shake. Not that this will help. Read the full post and learn about the readalong.

Categories Roberto Bolaño Tags Bolaño Readalong, Spanish 15 Comments

Karen Joy Fowler: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

August 19, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Categories Karen Joy Fowler Tags Booker Prize 16 Comments

Jonathan Glazer: Under the Skin

August 12, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Jonathan Glazer’s 2014 film, Under the Skin, based on the novel by Michael Faber. Read the full post.

Categories Jonathan Glazer Tags Film 8 Comments

Jane Gardam: “The Great, Grand Soap-Water Kick”

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews “The Great, Grand Soap-Water Kick,” the third story in The Stories of Jane Gardam. Read the full post.

Categories Jane Gardam Tags Short Story Leave a comment
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