This is my second Patton review. His newer book, Silver Screen Fiend, is reviewed as well. While, I’m not a big fan of Patton Oswalt’s standup (outside of No Reason to Complain), I love listening to his long-form interviews. In some ways, we have very different worldviews. In other, more interesting ways, we are alike: We adore our talented friends. We appreciate artistry. We may or may not have spent more time leveling up our RPG characters than leveling up ourselves in an actual gym. […]
“Sorry. Accident. Couldn’t be helped.”
The book begins with a Prelude in Blue, which is absolutely beautifully written. Our story begins with the death of Victor van Gogh, which some of his friends see as a mystery to be solved. It is the beginning, but not always the focus. The mystery leads to others, and our main characters of baker/painter Lucien Lessard and his bon vivant/painter friend Henri Toulouse-Lautrec find themselves involved in a plot that has a much farther reach than they could have ever anticipated or imagined. As […]
May your days be merry and bright…with fire.
This marks what I believe is my fifth year in a row of reading this as my annual holiday tradition. This year for a new spin on it I actually read it aloud to my boyfriend, who had never read it before, or anything else of Moore’s (one of my favorite authors). Is there anything more fun than sharing something you love with other people? If so, I don’t know what it is. And I discovered that reading out loud to someone is pretty fun! […]
Utter worthless shit
There are some novelists who, when you read them, you really feel like you get to know them. And you like them. My literary crush on Patrick Ness is well documented, but I’d also happily go for a pint with Stephen King, Sarah Waters, David Mitchell and so on. Purely based on how much I enjoy their books and how their voice comes across in it, you understand. Based on this so-called novel, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere near Edward St Aubyn. Not only […]