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1/15/21

Shuggie Pain is Shattering and Brilliant

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Shuggie Bain (2020) By Douglas Stuart Grove Press, 448 pages. ★★★★★       I thought Bobby March Will Live Forev...
1/13/21

Oh Canada: Andy Shauf, The Glorious Sons, Julian Taylor, Sultans of String

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  The US/Canadian border is closed at present, but music doesn’t care about boundaries. Here are four Canadian artist...
1/11/21

Best and Worst Novels of 2020

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Best and Worst Novels of 2020   I read so many novels last year that my initial list of best fiction had two dozen ti...
1/8/21

Best and Worst Movies I Saw in 2020

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  You could call this a pre-Oscar look at movies. There will be Academy Awards, but does anyone care? Most theaters s...
1/6/21

The Vanishing Half "Almost" a Great Novel

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  The Vanishing Half (2020) By Britt Bennett Riverhead, 345 pages. ★★★★       Scholars often claim that race is...
1/4/21

In a Lonely Place Ages Badly

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In a Lonely Place (1950) Directed by Nicholas Ray Columbia, 94 minutes, Not Rated (pre-ratings system) ★★       ...
1/1/21

Bobby March Forever a Gritty Look at Glasgow in 1973

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  Bobby March Will Live Forever (2020) By Alan Parks Canongate, 320 pages. ★★★★       Have you read all of Lou...
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