Ugh. I feel dirty. And not in the “oh baby, I’m a dirty girl” way that I’m sure E.L. James wants me to feel, but in an unclean, “Oh God, I can’t believe I actually read this trash” kind of way. But I am a firm believer in the idea that you have to know something to really be able to make fun of it, and so, to my everlasting shame, I have read all three 50 Shades books, and now this reborquel garbage. For […]
World War II From a German Perspective in this Memorable True Story
This World War II story is written by an American war historian, Adam Makos. Makos finds a story so compelling, he fights his patriotic instincts and centers his story from the German perspective. A Higher Call highlights the life of Franz Stigler, a German fighter pilot ace. Framing his book around the so-called enemy, Makos wonders early in the book, can good men be found on both sides of a bad war? Franz Stigler knew as a young boy he wanted to fly planes. His […]
Chicago Noir-ish
I was intrigued by the description of this book on Netgalley because of its Chicago setting and its noir feel and I was not disappointed. It turns out the Michael Raleigh is not only a Chicagoan but has already created another mystery series set in Chicago with titles like Death in Uptown and A Body in Belmont Harbor, all featuring detective Paul Whelan (which I will be checking out next). I don’t know if Peerless Detective is a standalone or the beginning of a new […]
Just that raw, pent-up coil
Who but Joan can step up to the mike, tough as fuck, with that gorgeous vampire-face-mask of a face and have that fucking voice come out? That voice-the one that recalls Lesley Gore and Suzi Quatro at the same time, the one that makes it feel like every door in your head flying open, the one that is so friendly and welcoming, yet, in it’s perfection, so hopelessly impenetrable? —-Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill I will say it up front: Joan Jett is one of […]