The Family Fang
Rating: The Family Fang, by Kevin Wilson. Ecco (2011), 309 pages. I normally go out of my way to avoid books described as “kooky” (second only to “wacky” in the category of descriptors that make me cringe) which is why, when I read...
As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me
(This review first appeared in February 2005) Rating: As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me, by Nanci Kincaid. Back Bay Books (2005), 384 pages. Many literary fiction readers undoubtedly missed out on this book due to the unwieldy chick-lit like title and...About Us
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