Freelance writer and editor. Made in Ohio, based in Berlin.
My reading list is insanely long, but I find some books I added months (or even a year) ago don’t really catch my fancy anymore. The list below are books I’m considering reading soon, from reading reviews or the recommendations of friends. Please add any comments about the titles or suggestions for ones to add! […]
MoreIt’s a little easy to fall in love with Franzen in the first few chapters of his memoir. He grows up in the American heartland, doing nerdy pranks at his high school, going to a loosely Christian fellowship group and being too sensitive to get girls. It’s just as easy to take a few steps […]
MoreI’ve got to make one admission: In spite of how often I used to make fun of his style, this is the first book of Ellis’ I’ve ever read. I’m really glad I didn’t read this at Halloween, when “Lunar Park” starts out. But I was still thoroughly creeped out, in the lock-my-bedroom-door-at-night kind of […]
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