Category Archives: Criticism & Reviews

Mini Book Reviews

Posted on 25 June 2015 by Robert

I’m going to share my thoughts about some of the books I’ve read recently, though I should be preparing the syllabus for my summer class that starts next week. I hope you will forgive me for at lest one of … Continue reading →

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Review of The Company of Wolves

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Robert

If you’re interested in reading my thoughts on the 1984 film The Company of Wolves, check out the guest review I wrote for the Month of Horror series on my good friend Cameron Cook’s blog, Underrated or Misinterpreted. How could you … Continue reading →

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Christopher Barzak’s The Love We Share Without Knowing

Posted on 8 December 2011 by Robert

I’d selected The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak (Bantam, 2008; all quotations are taken from this edition) to examine because I wanted to see how he handled the structural concept of interrelated short stories (or a novel-in-stories), … Continue reading →

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Gregory Maguire’s Wicked

Posted on 1 December 2011 by Robert

Having a sometimes-strong streak of iconoclasm, I skipped Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper, 2000; all quotations are taken from this edition) when it first appeared to such huge acclaim and … Continue reading →

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The Giving of Thanks: Book Edition

Posted on 24 November 2011 by Robert

In honor of the holiday, I thought I’d talk a little about things I’m thankful for—yes, I’m thankful for my family, friends, and students, but today I’m going to talk about a few books for which I give thanks. But … Continue reading →

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