A Miracle of Catfish

This morning, while peeling a grapefruit, I found myself thinking about Cortez and Carol and wondering how their date might be going. Then I remembered that Cortez isn't real, and for a second there I was sad about it. Really, guys. I genuinely caught myself in the kitchen thinking about the characte......more

I can't stand reviews that basically regurgitate the entire plot, setting, and tone of a book. Because of that objection, I will avoid that approach even though that's what I am tempted to do despite my distain to that approach. Here goes. If you are looking for an "all's well that ends well" book,......more

This is my last novel to read of my cousin Larry whom was 12 or 13 years older than me. I didn't know him really well because I was so young but my Aunt Jane and his wife Mary Annie were best friends in high school ! They were alway funny and full of stories. I would ease drop and get an ear full. T......more

the super-detailed, and sadly posthumous, saga of larry brown's world. have you shade treed and like normal, nothing goes right? have you been a kid and while your world is ok, when the 'adult' world comes crashing down around you, left your perplexed, scared, and depressed? have you looked and look......more

A book that hits the table at 455 pages ought to be finished. I counted seven plot lines dangling. I read somewhere Brown expected to wrap it up in three more chapters. How is that possible? I know nothing of Brown's process. Maybe in second or third draft some of these threads would have got tied......more