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Episode 1-15: Clowns to the Left of Me, Vampire-Killing Lincoln to My Right

April 16, 2018 by prisco 6 Comments

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/04/16/episode-1-15-clowns-to-the-left-of-me-vampire-killing-lincoln-to-my-right/ Wherein I review: 49. The Last American Vampire by Seth-Grahame Smith 50. The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa 51. ClownFellas: Tales of the Bozo Family by Carlton Mellick III 52. Shoot First by Stuart Woods FIRST CANNONBALL DONE.  For this run Stuart Woods was the Alpha and Omega.  SGS goes all Forrest Gump with his vampire Henry Sturges.  I get creeped the f out by one the best Japanese authors working today AGAIN.  A man I’m convinced is three teen boys in a trenchcoat […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: Carlton Mellick III, Clownfellas, killing my kindle, last american vampire, podcast, Seth Grahame-Smith, Shoot first, stone barrington, stuart woods, The Diving Pool, yoko ogawa

prisco's CBR10 Review No:52 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: Carlton Mellick III, Clownfellas, killing my kindle, last american vampire, podcast, Seth Grahame-Smith, Shoot first, stone barrington, stuart woods, The Diving Pool, yoko ogawa ·
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Two books I don’t think I could even begin to build a bridge between

October 11, 2017 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Diving Pool – 2/5 stars Of course the issue with any collection of fiction where the works weren’t intended to be placed side by side is that you are left holding the reins as to how they might possibly be connected. All three of these “novellas” (they are definitely just longish short stories) have a spare detached narrator focused mostly on observing than acting. All three have the same kind of spare language that other of her works are known for. And while “The […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ivy pochoda, The Diving Pool, Visitation Street, yoko ogawa

vel veeter's CBR9 Review No:405 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ivy pochoda, The Diving Pool, Visitation Street, yoko ogawa ·
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