Archive for March, 2008

March 31, 2008 0

British Governess Edition

By Some Dude in Fiction, Novel

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë [Please note that this review does include spoilers.] The eternal problem with writing a review–or thoughts of any kind–with regards to anything written by the Brontë sisters is that you inevitably want to write about the non-writing aspects of either Anne, Charlotte, or Emily. Once you begin to read something [...]

March 26, 2008 1

Times Are A-Changin’ Edition

By Some Dude in Nonfiction

Pictures At A Revolution by Mark Harris In 1967, five movies were released and nominated for Best Picture–Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Doctor Dolittle, In The Heat Of The Night, and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Pictures At A Revolution, the first book from Entertainment Weekly‘s Mark Harris, gives you the back story of all [...]

March 17, 2008 0

Tall White Guy Edition

By Some Dude in Nonfiction

Can I Keep My Jersey? by Paul Shirley Can I Keep My Jersey? is a deceptively good book. The introduction is written by Chuck Klosterman who, in my opinion, is one of the funniest writers currently taking up residence in the United States. The introduction is very funny as per usual but it arrives at [...]