01
Sep
1922
2017 · ★★★
Very King. Very grim. But not very compelling to watch for some reason. Dated? Irrelevant? I can't
Adrian Astur Alvarez
Adrian Astur Alvarez writes literary fiction and poetry concerned with memory, intimacy, and the quiet pressures that shape how people live together. His work often explores identity, displacement, and the moments where private lives come undone.
01
Sep
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026 · ★★★
Way better than I expected but my context was different from a lot of viewers. My kids are just
01
Sep
Hokum
2026 · ★★★
So I guess Damian McCarthy *shouldn't* have a budget then. I hope for his next film he
01
Sep
The Colors Within
2024 · ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday June 17, 2026.
07
Aug
The Princess Bride
1987 · ★★★★
Watched on Friday August 7, 2026.
30
Jul
The Star King (Demon Princes, #1)
Jack Vance · ★★★★
The "Oxen in the Sun" section of Ulysses really threw me off any momentum I may
1 min read
08
Jul
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky · ★★★★★
Not a huge surprise that I think this a brilliant novel. I'm honestly glad I read
1 min read
07
Jul
Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
Charles Baxter · ★★★★★
I have now read and re-read some these essays numerous times but I think they still work
29
May
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg · ★★★★
Ornery, often contradictory, and written with an air of authority that proves one of his most provocative points:
1 min read
28
May
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf · ★★★★★
There are many, many books I love but this one is my favorite.
Updated review 5.26.26:
1 min read