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  • Unnatural

    Unnatural by Michael Griffo. 352 pages, Kensington. This is a Young Adult (“YA”) novel. Not a genre I usually traffic in, unless it crosses...

  • Swamplandia!

    Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (2011). 336 pages, Knopf. Not surprisingly, I read a lot of book reviews. I subscribe to the New York Times Book...

  • Toys in the Sun Run: 2010 Edition

    23rd Annual Toys in the Sun Run. December 5, 2010, Broward County, Florida. A few months ago, thanks to a bit of prodding from my...

  • The Millenium Trilogy

    The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2008). 600 pages, Vintage Crime / Black Lizard. The Girl Who Played With Fire by...

  • Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi + 3G

    Apple iPad 64GB with Wi-Fi + 3G I actually got my iPad in the first week of May 2010, and I’ve been using it on...

  • The Passion of the Ripper

    The Passion of the Ripper by Nicholas Nicastro (2010). 196 pages, CreateSpace/Kinder Shore Books. I went through a period of my life when I was...

  • Clearing the Netfix Queue

    Netflix is great. I love being able to rent movies for as long as I want, and being able to pick from such a diverse...

  • Panasonic SRG06FG 3.3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker

    Panasonic SRG06FG 3.3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker, $29.95 I have always pooh-poohed ricer makers. “Pooh!” I would say to the aisle of kitchen appliances at Costco,...

  • 2666: A Novel

    2666 by Roberto Bolaño (2004) (translated from the spanish by Natasha Wimmer, 2008). 898 pages, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The first thing I’ll say is......

  • NUMMI Nova

    This is a little personal story about the American car industry, as well as a review of a great episode of This American Life ....

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