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Quick Lit Bits: 'The Greater Journey'
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- Published on Thursday, 03 November 2011 15:10
- Written by Kevin Kizer
Quick Lit Bits are short book summaries followed by quick reviews from Kevin. The first is a recent history book published by legendary historian David McCullough called The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris.
LiterList #1: Good Novels That Turned Into Pretty Good Films part 2
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:49
- Written by Kevin Kizer
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Book
Just like our previous novel, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was writer Hunter S. Thompson's second published book. His first book, "The Hell's Angels", was far more journalistic as it was the first detailed expose written from within the motorcycle...
'The Pale King' Book Pre-review
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 17:23
- Written by Kevin Kizer
David Foster Wallace
A little back story
On September 12, 2008, David Foster Wallace committed suicide at his home in Claremont,...
A Literarea Review: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 15:50
- Written by Kevin Kizer
It's an understatement to say the Young Adult book market has blossomed since the Harry Potter phenomenon hit the scene in the '90s. And it's an additional understatement to say that there have been many posers who've clutched at Potter's coattails along the way.
"Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children" definitely is capitalizing on the cavernous desire that seems to be out there for youth-targeted fantasy-based books. But it is not...
