In his own words
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The Satanic Bible
Review: First of all let me state that this book can transform your life, motivate and inspire you. But it cannot, unfortunately, summon demons from the infernal regions. I began this back in July and made a plan to read a portion of it every day just like any daily bible devotional. I am very…
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James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Review: Noted SFF author James Tiptree Jr. was a woman. Alright, thank you for reading this review and remember to check back often as new material is added…. er, well there is a bit more. James Tiptree appeared on the science fiction scene in the late 1960s, writing about rocket ships, aliens, intergalactic bureaucracy, exploring…
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The Demon Haunted World
Review: A rare Neilosian DNF. I liked this book, I really did. But after 200 pages I just tapped out due to how dated it was to read. I was alive (and absolutely drunk every single day without exception. The more you know.) in 1996 and it takes a book like this to remind me…
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
Review: “Emily’s face was stained with blood…” What a great read this was. This was very, very long at 875 pages so I had to prepare myself mentally before beginning it, but I’m very glad I did. So, first a little bit about the author. Ann Radcliffe was born in 1764, the daughter of a…
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Slowness
Review: Well, this was weird. Straight up peculiar and odd. I didn’t hate it, but I sure didn’t “get it”, that is if there was anything to get. I’m still not sure if I missed the joke, or the punchline, or the point. I’ve been meaning to read Milan Kundera for years because he has…
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The Touchstone
Review: It’s been a while, a long time really since I read anything by Edith Wharton and I realize now how much I have missed that. Edith Wharton rarely disappoints and this is no exception. The Touchstone was Wharton’s first published novel, although she did have one self published in her teens called Fast and…
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Gene Bilbrew Revealed
Review: This was a well researched and well written biography of a fetish art pioneer. I wasn’t expecting this to be as good as it turned out to be so I’m doubly glad that I read it. First of all let me say that I have been and continue to be a fetish art enthusiast,…
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
Review: I have had this one on my to-read list for almost a year now and I’m glad I finally got around to reading it. I’m interested in the 19th century Decadent Movement and this is considered one of its seminal works so it was an important read. Walter Pater was an essayist, scholar, and…
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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Review: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Those were the last words spoken by Johnny Rotten as a Sex Pistol. Johnny Rotten was the pseudonym of John Lydon, the front man for the Sex Pistols and this is his story. Much has been written about the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, Sid and Nancy but…
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The Invention of Morel
Review: Why had I never heard of this book or this author? Actually it is quite simple when I think about it. If you ask me or any reasonably well read person, “Can you name a South American novelist?” the answer is going to be Jose Luis Borges or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. When you have…