Archive for the 'Books' Category

Do Fifth Albums Usually Suck?

I just finished reading an excellent autobiography by Dean Wareham, ex-leader of Galaxie 500 and Luna.  The book is almost as good as the one written by Mark Everett of the Eels.  Almost, but not quite.
In any case, Wareham mentions something near the end I’d like to explore a little deeper.  Here’s what he [...]

Dean Koontz Snobbery

 I took a fiction writing class when I lived in California, and the teacher was a big fan of Dean Koontz. At the time I didn’t know much about Koontz, but I had opinions about him. Snobby, snobby opinions.
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I mean, he was always on the best seller lists, his books were mass market paperbacks, and [...]

Books I’ve Read More Than Once

 If I were to quit my job today, say goodbye to my friends and family, and spend the rest of my life reading in a well-lit room, I couldn’t get through every unread book I currently own.
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I might, barring catastrophic paper cut trauma, make it two-thirds of the way into the stacks, before the dementia [...]