Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson is a linear accounting of Manson
Men We Reaped: A Winner by Ward
Men We Reaped is a staggering work by Jesmyn Ward, recounting her upbringing in Mississippi as well as detailing the deaths of five men near and dear to her. The title, taken from Harriet Tubman, is your first indication of the novel’s profound power. Ward’s writing style is fully engrossing. She pulls no punches, revealing the various pitfalls of her own life as well as the struggles of those around her, whether they be environmental, drug or alcohol-related, or related to their race or social […]
Anotterchaos #1: My Planet
Oh, Mary. I love Mary Roach’s books. She is smart, funny, and asks the questions we all want to know (sex in space: possible?). So when I saw a compilation of her essays, it seemed like the perfect thing to get my squirrel brain refocused for reading in the new year. I shoulda read the fine print. Compilation of essays for Readers’ Digest. And clearly tailored for them. The essays are generic and amusing. A combination of Erma Bombeck, Seinfeld, and Andy Rooney. (Almost wrote […]
More Than Just The Da Vinci Code
Like many in the early 2000
Combat Corpsman: A Navy SEAL Medic in Vietnam
In which Siege climbs back on the CBR horse with a tale of a young medic’s adventures in Vietnam.
Read ALL THE PAGES!
FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative – like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it – but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things […]