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Me Talk Pretty One Day Review

March 10th, 2010 No comments
Me Talk Pretty One Day

I have to admit I was a bit hesitant to read this book. My feeling was that this was just a cheap attempt to capitalize on the success of “Naked”, and to write a book that was essentially exactly thesame. I’m happy to report that my fears were unfounded. Sedaris againproves he is perhaps the [...]

American on Purpose Review

March 9th, 2010 No comments
American on Purpose

I’ve always loved Craig Ferguson as a comedian, but now I have a newfound respect for him as a person. American on Purpose delivers a funny and touching account of his journey from Glasgow to Hollywood. He is honest about about his alcoholism and drug use, his decision to become a US citizen, and everything [...]

Nightlight: A Parody Review

March 9th, 2010 No comments
Nightlight: A Parody

It seems everyone on the planet has some level of familiarity with Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. Devoted fans eagerly awaited the next installment of the lengthy books. When the last book in Meyer’s series appeared in August 2008, the books’ fans switched their anticipation to movies based on the books.
Thanks to a parody from The Harvard [...]

Mercury Falls Review

March 8th, 2010 No comments
Mercury Falls

The end is nigh. The lawyers have reached an agreement, the paperwork is in order, the Antichrist has been named, and the Four Attache Cases of the Apocalypse have been unleashed. It’s business as usual for the angels and demons involved, until things started to get just a little crazy.
The stakes are obviously very high [...]

High On Arrival Review

March 8th, 2010 No comments
High On Arrival

Not since Christina Crawford wrote her tell-all story “Mommie Dearest” about the physical and mental abuse she endured at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has a book about famous people rocked Hollywood. Mackenzie Phillips has written an honest and brave account of her life with Mamas and the Papas frontman John Phillips [...]