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Virgins and lesser humans

A review of The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti

This book made me pretty angry. It's not that I disagree with Jessica Valenti's arguments in ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on October 23, 2009 | 2 comments

Hey, anybody remember Sex?

A review of Sex by Madonna

Hey, anybody remember Sex, by Madonna? It came out, er, rather, was published in 1992 ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on October 14, 2009 | 3 comments

Don't read (or look at) these!

There was a post on a librarian's blog about a recent New York Times article dealing with the Brooklyn Public Library's decision to remove a ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on September 28, 2009 | 1 comment

World War dad

A review of You'll Never Know by Carol Tyler

It seems like Carol Tyler has been kicking around the comics scene since it was referred to as the underground comics scene. In the last few years, she's turned her attention to the full-length graphic novel. Her latest, ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on September 22, 2009 | 0 comments

President Obama's vacation reading list

Mary's comment on a different thread prompted me to look into Reading-list-gate-- it's the first I'd heard of it. Five books must mean it's a pretty short vacation. Or he's assuming other things will come along to suck up ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on September 12, 2009 | 0 comments

Contemplating the distant future

A review of Year Million by Damien Broderick

Every once in a while I'll spot a book that Just Looks Interesting. Case in point: Year million : Science at the Far Edge of Knowledge, a collection of essays by scientists and science writers edited by ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on September 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Old school vampire

A review of Blood Groove by Alex Bledsoe

Tired of those attractive, yet angst-filled teenage vampires with whom your daughter seems obsessed? In the mood for a vampire story you can (dare I say it?) sink your teeth into? Get ready to thank me. Blood Groove is the story, and it's written by novelist ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on August 25, 2009 | 0 comments

All the evil

A review of The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson is the second volume to feature ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on August 14, 2009 | 1 comment

Cold hearted

A review of: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Not for the squeamish, Wintergirls is award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson's portrait of 18-year-old ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on August 4, 2009 | 0 comments

But the term "Idiot" sounds so judgmental

A review of Idiot America by Charles Pierce

"Dinosaurs with saddles" was the three-line pitch used to get the go-ahead for an article he was proposing for Esquire magazine. It was about the Creation Museum in Hebron, Kentucky which includes, yes, a model dinosaur with an English-riding saddle on it's back. That story appears as an introductory offering in ...read more

Reviewed by Dennis - Central on July 24, 2009 | 0 comments