About a month ago, I read the excellent Will Grayson, Will Grayson and through its pages got to know not only the two Wills, but the incomparable Tiny Cooper, who (if I made such a list, and I may have to now) would end up high on my top 10 greatest characters finds of the year. Tiny Cooper, best friend extraordinaire to one of the Will Graysons, and briefly boyfriend to the other, is an absolute delight, and his attempts to write, direct, choreograph and […]
Loved it!
I started seeing a lot of reviews for Big Little Lies (2014) by Liane Moriarty on Cannonball, so I jumped on the bandwagon before I could get too far behind. Of course, I am behind because tons of people have already read it, but that didn’t make it any less enjoyable for me. I picked up Big Little Lies with practically no knowledge of the narrative and only a hopeful feeling that others had recommended it. The premise of the book is that a parent–it is not […]
Chateaubriand by Moonlight
Moonrise by Ben Bova (1996) – Reading a Ben Bova book is like having a really satisfying meal. He is notable for his epic science fiction (Moonrise is over 550 pages), and this one doesn’t disappoint. Ben is skillful at providing a very good science fiction main course while giving the reader a lot of insight into the personal lives of his characters as the side dish. He’s quite the chef. For me, I am perfectly content with just the beef, but his side dishes […]
A fantastic, biting play, with just the right amount of comic relief.
Two years ago, my friend C invited me to come see Good People at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago with her. I was really glad I did for several reasons. First, it’s a really, really good play. Second, before it started, we were talking about where we were in the doctoral work (we started out together and are the only two in our year), and she helped me sort out some of the self-defeat and pessimism I’d been experiencing. Seriously, I could not have done […]