I think it’s safe to say that I was…less than pleased with the last novel I talked about on here, Mercury Rises, so I figured that I should probably pick something up to treat myself a bit. So I flipped through my Kindle and found a book that’s been sitting […]
Satire has always been one of my favorite genres of novel. When done correctly it can be he most enjoyable type of story out there, taking a premise or a genre and simultaneously telling a story in that genre while also lovingly poking fun at it. Honestly I […]
Horror has never quite been my genre. I think it has to do with the fact that I’ve almost always had an overactive imagination, and feeding that with horror typically lead to a lot of sleepless nights. But there was one outlier to that aversion. Good old Stephen […]
First novels can often be a bit of a crap-shoot. Sometimes you get staggering works that were clearly being tinkered with for the author’s whole life, and come off as works of genius, and other times you can tell that things aren’t quite polished yet, but hopefully there’s […]
I’m not really sure what has spurred on America’s recent fascination with true crime, but it has led to some tremendous work. All of a sudden we’re being inundated with quality documentaries, podcasts, series, and books. And it’s been a blast. I’ve always been a big fan of […]
I’ve mentioned on the site before, but I have a real fond place in my heart for the writers of Cracked. When I was in high school the site was kind of everything I loved. The site’s blend of information and comedy was exactly what I was into, […]
It’s been a while since I’ve checked out some non-fiction here on Page Turners, and I figured I’d stay on brand and read some history that doesn’t really matter. And in that spirit I decided to finally plunge into a book about the history of one of my […]
Jonathan Lethem is a fascinating author. I’ve previously read two of his novels, Gun with Occasional Music and the Fortress of Solitude, and while I’ve quite enjoyed both of them, they’re rather different. One was a surreal noir set in a world where there were anthropomorphic animals and the […]
Presidents are pretty fascinating people. I’ve only ever lived in America, so I don’t really know if other countries fetishize their leaders to the extent we do, but it seems pretty strange. We treat the forty-four men that have lead this nation like gods-among-men who are something more […]
Now, I’m just going to say this right at the top. I’m one of the whitest people you’re likely to ever meet. I have German and Irish blood, and look like I should burst into flames when I’m outside. And I’m born and raised in Colorado, one […]
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