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The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I have suddenly found myself on something of a short book kick and really enjoying it.  The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett caught my eye and the local...

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Book Review: Trust by Domenico Starnone

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Trust by Domenico Starnone is the second of a handful of short books that I picked up at the local library (the first was Comfort Me with Apples). PublisherR...

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Quick Take On A Short Book: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

During a recent trip to the library, I picked up a couple of intriguing short works of fiction.  I finished the first, Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. V...

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Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An ode to the vanished West that captures the splendor of the Rockies as much as the small human mysteries that pass through them, this svelte stand-alone has ...

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The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It is an artful yet rather depressing novella about a family dealing with the pending death of their father. The grief brings out both love and a difficult past...

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Review: Jack in the Green by Charles de Lint

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

while this retelling of Robin Hood has its moments, it came off very one dimensional; as flat and obvious. Everything feels like a caricature; even if the setti...

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