Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge
OnBut, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. Joining us is the world’s greatest writer, June Martin.
Tag: Kurt Vonnegut
Books Are Not Movies: Writing the Invisible
OnInstead of learning from books, too many fledgling writers learn to write primarily from movies, television and video games, and their writing suffers as a result.
Book Review: The Sirens of Titan
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] On one hand, I’m not even sure if I should even bother writing a review of this. Let’s see, one of the most beloved books by a beloved author everyone knows? Gee, I wonder if folks know…
Review: The Sirens of Titan
OnCover of Sirens of Titan The Sirens of Titan is Kurt Vonnegut‘s first foray into young-adult fiction — perhaps a genre he should have spent more time with, considering the success of this book. His skill at characterization is in full-force, particularly…
Book Review: Things The Grandchildren Should Know
OnCover of Things the Grandchildren Should Know [Purchase Book] The blurb from Rolling Stone that appears in the front of my copy of Things The Grandchildren Should Know calls Mark Oliver Everett (a/k/a E, of EELS) “the Kurt Vonnegut of the rock…