Category: Book Reviews
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The Call of the Wild: a Matter of Fact and Metaphor
Jack London’s experience in this “last great American gold rush” gave him the vantage-point to write such a compelling portrayal of the Alaskan subarctic.
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Was the Real Howard Hughes Crazy? The Aviator vs. Howard Hughes, Part III
Howard Hughes becomes increasingly bizarre in his personal habits and his approach to his work.
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Elvis in Vegas: An Artistic Resurrection, Part II
Colonel Parker is not depicted as quite as diabolical in Elvis in Vegas as he is in director Baz Luhrmann’s film Elvis.
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The Aviator Film Versus the Real Howard Hughes, Part II
Pointing to his chest, Howard Hughes simply responds, “Fastest man on the planet.”
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The Aviator Film Versus the Real Howard Hughes, Part I
Howard Hughes was indeed a ladies’ man, and so it made sense to cast someone with a similar reputation in Hollywood.
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Diary of an Oxygen Thief: a Nihilistic Novel with Some Heart
The narrator of Diary of an Oxygen Thief is a ribald madman who thrives on loving and leaving unsuspecting women. Part of the pain is his, part is the pain that he gives.
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How We’re Failing Our Boys in Education
Contemporary education methods are particularly unappealing to boys
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Elvis in Vegas: An Artistic Resurrection, Part I
Sinatra and Elvis make for an interesting study in contrasts.
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Normal People: Sally Rooney’s Insufferable Characters
At times it feels that Normal People could be categorized as women’s fiction more properly given that it is written specifically to appeal to female sensibilities.