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A Village After Dark by Kazuo Ishiguro

In the story “A Village After Dark” by Kazuo Ishiguro a man comes back to the village where he used to live but nothing is the same.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 4, 2023 2 Minutes

Yog-Sothoth Review

I look at a dipiction of Yog-Sothoth from the book The Gods of HP Lovecraft by Aaron J. French.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment December 19, 2022 3 Minutes

The Great Pyramid Monument

A book review of Solution 9: The Great Pyramid Book

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment December 11, 2022 3 Minutes

What Is It All But Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man by Art Garfunkel

Book Review: Art Garfunkel Biography is more like a magazine article that will be recycled eventually and forgotten. This book is not a keeper.

Laurel Zito 70s music, Book Reviews, history, Internet Culture Leave a comment November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 3 Minutes

Five Years: Briefwechsel Book of Letters

Book Analysis annotations and translations

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment November 15, 2022November 28, 2022 24 Minutes

Against Nature Book Review

Against Nature is a book about a man's desire for total isolation. Of course, it did not work out. No man is an island. Read my review after you have read the book first, as it contains spoilers.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, history, Literature Leave a comment September 6, 2022 5 Minutes

Lunar Park Book Review

I thought at first I Lunar Park was better then Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis's first novel), but when it morphed into a horror novel it became unenjoyable.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 3 Minutes

The Runaways and Cherie Currie Book Review

My impressions after reading and listening to the “Neon Angel Book”. I found the book to have a serious creditability issue. I never knew who the Runaways were at the time in which they were famous.

Laurel Zito 70s music, Book Reviews Leave a comment February 2, 2022February 9, 2022 11 Minutes

Lost in the Valley of Death: Book Review

Book Review Harley Rustad’s , “Lost in the Valley of Death.” Justin Alexander Shetler disappeared in India in 2016 while on a spiritual quest.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews Leave a comment January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 2 Minutes

Caffeine

I love the feeling of drinking coffee or tea but ultimately there is a price to pay.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Burroughs and Friends Leave a comment July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 2 Minutes

Oblivion Book Review

I found an essay by author Andrew Altschul on the story “The Suffering Channel” from the Book Oblivion by David Foster Wallace and it inspired me to take the essay a little bit farther with extrapolation.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, David Foster Wallace, Literature, Writers who committed suicide Leave a comment July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 6 Minutes

Warhol by Blake Gopnik

My thoughts on the Andy Warhol Biography by Blake Gopnik titled "Warhol".

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature, Modern Art Leave a comment April 1, 2021April 14, 2021 6 Minutes

Shannen Doherty Badass Book Review

Shannen Doherty Book Badass is a Self Help Book published in 2010 and this is my review of it. Doherty played the iconic role of Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 25, 2021May 1, 2022 3 Minutes

Living In The Past

I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review

Laurel Zito Art and Craft, Book Reviews, Literature, The 70s Leave a comment February 21, 2021March 11, 2021 4 Minutes

Idol Truth Book Review

Idol Truth is the story Leif Garrett's life and this is a book review.

Laurel Zito 70s music, Book Reviews Leave a comment February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 5 Minutes

Remain In Love Book Review

Book Review of Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club by Chris Frantz who was the drummer in both bands. He is married to Tina Weymouth who was the bass player for the band.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, music Leave a comment January 6, 2021March 19, 2021 5 Minutes

He Who Dies Last Wins

Book Review Michael Kinsey on Competitive Longevity and Parkinson's Disease

Laurel Zito Book Reviews Leave a comment December 26, 2020March 26, 2021 5 Minutes

Charles Bukowski

Book Review of Charles Bukowski’s Hollywood

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature 6 Comments August 30, 2020September 25, 2020 2 Minutes

Blind Owl Book Review

Blind Owl died from an overdose on September 3, 1970. He is a member of the 27 Club.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature, music, The 70s Leave a comment August 14, 2020May 1, 2022 2 Minutes

As Needed For Pain Book Review

Who was the Rockstar in As Needed For Pain by Dan Peres? As Needed For Pain is a good book to read if you want to know more about addiction.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Burroughs and Friends Leave a comment June 24, 2020September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft and The Blue Fugates
The Blue Fugates of Kentucky may have been an inspiration for Lovecraft.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 5 Minutes

Adam Henderson McNally Mystery

Reader Adam Henderson of McNally’s Mysteries Book Series is hard to find. I listened to him read audio books in the 90s.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment February 23, 2020September 4, 2020 1 Minute

True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna

Book Review with Spoilers

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Gardening, Literature, The 70s, Travel 2 Comments August 8, 2019March 20, 2020 2 Minutes

Plants That Poison Book Review

Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Gardening, Humorous Gardening, The 70s Leave a comment August 2, 2019September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

Nietzsche for Beginners Book Review

Nietzsche for Beginners is a graphic novel with ugly drawings published on cheap paper. I did not like it, and here is my negative review.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Internet Culture, Literature Leave a comment May 28, 2019November 20, 2022 1 Minute

Ketamine Early Pioneers

In the 70s two Pioneers in Ketamine were Marcia Moore and John Lilly.

Laurel Zito Blogging, Book Reviews, Literature, The 70s Leave a comment April 4, 2019September 4, 2020 4 Minutes

Beastie Boys Book Review

Beastie Boys Book A Review

Laurel Zito Book Reviews Leave a comment January 28, 2019September 4, 2020 3 Minutes

Concerning the Bodyguard

Concerning the Bodyguard by Donald Bartheleme is a short story told only as a series of questions. A short review with no spoilers.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment June 5, 2018September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

The Age of the Pussyfoot

The Age of the Pussyfoot Book Review Dystopian Science Fiction by Frederik Pohl

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment June 5, 2018January 24, 2022 6 Minutes

Ulysses and Infinite Jest

In this post we ask the question can Ulysses by James Joyce be compared to David Foster Wallace's book Infinite Jest?

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, David Foster Wallace, Literature Leave a comment June 3, 2018September 4, 2020 11 Minutes

Notes of a Crocodile

Notes of a Crocodile Book Review with spoilers I discuss writers who committed suicide.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature, Writers who committed suicide Leave a comment April 23, 2018September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

Inspirational Writers

My three favorite writers are P.G. Wodehouse, David Foster Wallace, and William Burroughs.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Burroughs and Friends, David Foster Wallace, Literature 1 Comment June 12, 2017September 4, 2020 4 Minutes

Haruki Murakami a post modernist who is accessible

All about Haruki Murakami

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment December 1, 2014September 4, 2020 2 Minutes

Reds Novel

I am looking novels by Jack W. Thomas. A book review of Reds and an introduction to Turn Me On.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature 5 Comments February 27, 2014November 12, 2020 4 Minutes

Life a User’s Manual Book Review

Life a User's Manual by Georges Perec is a rewarding book, but you may want to consider a reading about the book first before you dive in.

Laurel Zito Book Reviews, Literature Leave a comment May 1, 2012September 4, 2020 5 Minutes
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