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The People in the Trees

March 4, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Told in the form of a memoir after his ignominious downfall and edited by his sycophantic assistant, Norton Perina outlines the story behind his ‘discovery’ of the Ivu’ivu tribe’s longevity – and the cost of having interfered with that society, as well as the cost that society drew from him. The Review: I don’t think I need to shelter my opinion too much anymore – this year has been something of a dud for the ToB.  It absolutely boggles […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Anthropology, Fiction, Hanya Yanagihara, Literature, The People in the Trees, The Tournament of Books 2014, ToB X

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Reliquary (Pendergast #2)

February 7, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Eighteen months after the horrifying events at the Natural History Museum, headless corpses begin to show up in New York City – and the city’s homeless are running scared from a new menace called “Wrinklers”.  D’Agosta, Pendergast, Smithback, and Green are back on the case – and they quickly discover that the horrors of Mbwun might not’ve ended with the death of the beast… The Review: Just as Jurassic Park had its gratuitous sell-out sequel… so too does Relic.  Both […]

Categories: Fiction • Tags: Agent Pendergast, Aloysius Pendergast, Anthropology, Bill Smithback, Douglas Preston, Fiction, Horror, Lincoln Child, Margo Green, Mbwun, Museum of Natural History, New York City, Preston & Child, Reliquary, Science, Thriller, Vincent D'Agosta, Virus

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Pulphead

August 31, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: A collection of idiosyncratic essays pitched as storytelling, mostly about this strange and varied land we call America.  Profiles of Axl Rose and Michael Jackson butt up against stories of more-than-a-little-loony naturalists and dying Old Southern writers while a odyssey into a Christian rock festival and the experience of having one’s house turned into a TV show set bookend the whole thing.  The overall sensation is one of humor, awe, and a little bit of communal understanding […]

Categories: Non-Fiction • Tags: America, Anthropology, Essays, FSG Originals, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Music, Non-Fiction, Pulphead, Sociology

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