3.5 stars. This is my third Knisley graphic memoir (and I have Something New and French Milk on my nightstand). An Age of License was perfectly enjoyable, but after the surprise and delight of Relish and near perfection of Displacement, it pales a bit in comparison. I have a sneaking suspicion it might have hit me with more impact if I had read it just a few years ago when I was younger and dealing with the same kinds growing pains. Like Displacement, this is […]
A lovely, Emma Watson-approved book
I’m still wayyyyy behind on reviews. I read this now almost two months ago, and I’m nowhere caught up in my reviews. I’m on vacation again (this time at the in-laws’), and I’m all caught up with my summer class grading. Here’s hoping I can do the same with CBR reviews. Fingers crossed! Now, for the review/link: While I’ve not been great at keeping up with Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Goodreads Book Club, I’ve certainly tried to keep up with the reading so far. […]
Bad Luck. But Also Good Luck.
I’m pretty sure the first time I encountered Tig Notaro’s work was in that This American Life Story, but it might also have been when she had a role in the sweet film “In A World.” I watched her documentary, and then her comedy special, and really enjoyed both. I find her to be intriguing and unpretentious, and so had to pick up her memoir. If you have somehow managed to not heard her story, Ms. Notaro experienced a pretty brutal spring four years ago: […]
then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me
I apologize in advance for this review because I’m writing it almost two months after I finished this book so it might not be particularly long or particularly specific (and I’ve had to refresh my memory using the Internet several times already). My friend loaned me Perfect from Now On both because the writer, John Sellers, was about our age (give or take about four years) and he thought I might enjoy it. For the most part, I did. I’m always interested in other peoples’ […]