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Remainder

June 15, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: After recovering from a serious head injury and receiving a significant settlement, a man begins a search for authenticity of moment by creating bigger and bigger reenactments – of things that may or may not have actually ever happened. The Review: What a strange novel. This is one of those books that, if you pick it up in a bookstore, strangers will come up to you and tell you how great it is. I know, because it […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Literature, Philosophy, Remainder, Reviews, The Tournament of Books 2008, Tom McCarthy

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The Savage Detectives

May 29, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Part diary and part oral history, the book that brought Roberto Bolaño to widespread fame is a strange journey across the world following the lives of two poets and their run from – or is it towards? – something.  But what is that something?  It’s unclear.  Along the way, they have a lot of sex and meet a lot of people and steadfastly remain committed to “visceral realism” – whatever that is. The Review: I read 2666 […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: BookClub, Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Roberto Bolaño, The Savage Detectives, The Tournament of Books 2008

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

January 31, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Oscar de Leon, a young Dominican boy, grows up an overweight, socially awkward nerd.  Of course as it turns out, it might not entirely be his fault – there’s been a curse on his family, a fukú, for generations and he’s just the most recent one to be on the receiving end. The Review: How has it taken me so long to read this book?  After all the awards, all the hype… is it because I was […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: BookClub, Fiction, Junot Diaz, Literature, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Rooster, The Tournament of Books 2008

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