Category Archives: Books
Yuckytown Books: Atmospheric Disturbances
Join us at Patrick’s Pub to talk about the adorable Rivka Galchen’s Atmospheric Disturbances. Or just come and get loaded while holding a book. That makes it totally okay. “I wasn’t drinking. I was at a book club.”
We’ll be meeting on Monday, March 1st, 8:15 PM. Bring a book, bring a buddy, and bring something you [...]
Announcement: Yuckybooks Book Club
Welcome to the first (announcement of the) meeting of the Yuckybooks Book Club!
The plan: Meet once a month and talk about some good books. And maybe some crappy ones too.
When: The First Monday of the Month. So for this time, February1st.
What Time: 8 P.M.
Where at: Patrick’s Irish Pub (this time)
If you’re coming: Comment on this article. [...]
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Some Best Books of 2009
Here are a few of my favorite picks from 2009, in no particular order other than this is the order my brain came to them.
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This is a graphic novel for Smarts. If you’re a Smart, get on this shit. Then tell me what the hell it means.
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Great short stories about skids, which are my [...]
A Good School
Book Review:
A Good School
by Richard Yates
Remember the loneliness; the awkward social status jockeying of your teenage years? Remember when your world was simultaneously fascinating, mortifying, and beautiful? Remember when every adult seemed like an odd character from a B-movie? Remember your teenage body? Remember the awkward attempts at connecting with others?
A Good School is a [...]
Day 94: Greeley to Lead World in Zombie Apocalypse?
I recently noticed a poster on a large bulletin board advertising the work of a local author: Day 94 by D.M. Slate. The poster included a brief synopsis of the book. The graphic was pixelated, the description was odd, so of course, I was in.
In Day 94, a meteor hits the Earth. Or an asteriod. [...]
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Black Dolls
…It Came from The Library Book Sale
At last. Finally we have the guide that all you black doll collectors have been clambering for. Make room in the cabinets for your plates with the little swastika on the back, because this guide will teach you to value yourblack dolls like never before, and you will want [...]
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The Lost Symbol
Book Review:
The Lost Symbol
by Dan brown
Dan Brown’s newest book, The Lost Symbol has some pretty big shoes to fill. The Lost Symbol is Brown’s follow up to the massively successful and controversial The Da Vinci Code. The Da Vinci Code’s tale of hidden history involving the Catholic Church, the Knights Templar, Da Vinci’s Last Supper, [...]
Urine Therapy
…It Came From the Library Book Sale
Did you know that urine therapy may save YOUR life? And no, that’s not just a pickup line I use to engage in “water sports” with reluctant partners.
This piece of investigative journalism came through the library booksale, and I knew that I had to learn more.
This book, unlike many of [...]
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