Category Archives: books

Gen Xfest and the Better Suit Industrial Complex

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Reverend

I’m still within the gravitational pull of CloudFest 2026 Gen Xfest 2026, which is always a dangerous thing—but not bad for the bavablog post count! At the same time I’ve been reading Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon, and somewhere between … Continue reading →

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The Shrinking Man

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Reverend

When I was traveling around Scotland in April I stopped in a bookstore in Elgin looking for Stephen King’s Skeleton Crew. I wanted to read “The Mist” and “The Jaunt” to the kids; we were having fun with scary stories … Continue reading →

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Reverend

I’ve been trying to catch up on my reading list this summer. Like with all things for me (expect for maybe watching films), reading is often all or nothing. I tend to read most when preparing a course. In fact, I have come … Continue reading →

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A Legion of Horribles

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Reverend

Taking a page from Paul Bond’s book, I used a quote from Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian for this post. Here is the entire passage: A legion of horribles, hundreds in number, half naked or clad in costumes attic or biblical or wardrobed … Continue reading →

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I’ll take the book with the shiny cover

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Reverend

I’m aware that a lot of folks read a lot of books on their iPads, Kindles, smart phones, laptops, etc. In fact, there’s a whole business and culture around the process that bores me to no end. And while I’m … Continue reading →

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Blood Meridian: Some Quotes

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Reverend

224:”…the bull had planted its feet and lifted the animal rider and all clear off the ground…” Image source: “Six versions of Blood Meridian” I’ve been reading and re-reading Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian most of the Summer, and I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: 21 Great Stories

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Reverend

The Summer of Love has been sporadic since I’m giving most of my love off the internet this Summer. That noted, I wanted to follow-up my post about Frederick Wiseman’s High School with something a little less “SCHOOL IS DEATH!!!” … Continue reading →

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Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Reverend

I’ve been burning through books during my vacation, which I’m finding a welcome alternative when I kinda unplug—although I’m not really unplugged, just kinda—and I am in the middle of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls which is absolutely hysterical. The biographical … Continue reading →

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What book would you embed?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Reverend

I’m probably late to this development, but I just read over the at the DUKE CIT blog that you can embed select works from the Google Books collection right into a blog post or webpage. How wild! So, I asked … Continue reading →

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Balls to the Wall

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Reverend

[openbook booknumber=”1400032873″] I started reading James Ellroy’s Destination: Morgue! (2004) this weekend, and I really can’t imagine a better author to lift your spirits when you are feeling down 🙂 I actually started this book of stories from the end, … Continue reading →

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