Tag Archives: surrealism

Book Review: Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Tietsu

  Adam Johnson is quickly becoming one of those writer’s that I resent for their skill and the ease with which they display it. He plays with your emotions using prose so unassuming and lacking in ulterior motive that it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Tietsu

God, I hate short story collections. They are damn near impossible to review. Unless you have somehow managed to find one written in a single year long cluster there it virtually no way to engage it properly. It’s like having … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Tietsu

I’ve mentioned it before and I’ll mention it again just for the sake of posterity: Murakami and I do not agree on the fundamentals of writing. He creates yamato-e paintings. Giving you the tangible as he deems necessary as well … Continue reading →

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