Old, White fiction guy. Maximalist novels above all, SF/fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, whatever. Nonfiction: science, politics, sociology, vegan cooking, buddhism, art, litcrit, bicycling, urbanism
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I am glad I finished this book, but it left a feeling of lack. It’s very close to a great book, and certain parts of it are wonderful, but punches are pulled and some of the scenes are just ridiculous
Dear readers, it did not end with a shocker. It’s not bad at all, esp. the first Alevtina chapter, but it is 789 pages. I dunno.
For the film of the same name, see A Long Way Down (film). Not to …
The whole thing is a bit ridiculous isn't it (why do they let these people on the roof anyway?!), but it's a fun, quick read, with enough twists and turns to keep anyone semi-interested. Good pool or plane read. Great free read
I am hitting page 500 on this mofo and I hope it's worth it bc it's getting close to a slog
It's gotta end with some sort of shocker, but is it worth it?
When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As …
I wish I could read this in Riverdale's White Wyrm
A “fun” look at the future that might have been for public transit across mostly the US but also some Canada.
Only complaint is that I wish he added Louisville. ;)
For the film of the same name, see A Long Way Down (film). Not to …
Found this book on a sweep of free local libraries, thinking I would start it and quickly pass it along via my free bookshelf, but I started the first few chapters and liked it
Four people converge on one night at a popular roof for jumping off to kill oneself. I've only just met the characters but I have a feeling I'll see this one through (curious to find out why the pizza guy wants to die)
I loved Fever Pitch and enjoyed High Fidelity and then never read Nick Hornby again. We'll see how this goes...
Klein uses the public's conflation of herself and Naomi Wolf as a jumping off point for an extremely insightful analysis of social media and the internet. Absolute must read for anyone interested in sociology of the web
