Lunar Park Reviews and Coverage
Yesterday, as part of a roundup of the Sunday reviews, I posted references to a couple of less-than-rave reviews for Bret Easton Ellis’ new novel Lunar Park. The question I’m asking today is, was anyone surprised by that? It seems to me that some critics should just not be allowed to review Bret Easton Ellis.
continue readingSunday Book Review Round Up
Here’s a round-up of the Sunday book coverage. I’m afraid you’ll need to register for most of these sites, which is one of my big pet peeves in life, but it is usually free. So at least there’s that. Anyway, the critics seemed to be ready to dig into Bret Easton Ellis new novel as…
continue readingBrown Dog’s Back
And since you just registered for The New York Times website, then you can easily check out this review of Jim Harrison’s great new book The Summer He Didn’t Die. Read the review here.
continue readingReview: 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published…
Readers of Slushpile know how much I enjoyed Pat Walsh’s 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might, but I also reviewed it for PopMatters. Check out the full book review here. My one criticism is that damned title. Geez, I get carpal tunnel every time I…
continue readingEarly Reviews for Lunar Park
[Originally posted on Friday, June 24, 2005] Publishers Weekly is running a short preview of their examination of Bret Easton Ellis???s new novel Lunar Park. I???ve called in some favors and I???m expecting a review copy soon so keep an eye out for our own detailed review, but in the meantime, here???s this to whet…
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