http://litmob.com Reader's Unite Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:47:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [rating:2] author: DAVID B. Graphic Novel 124 pages NBM For all the time that we humans spend dreaming, little is known about dreams or why we have them. Philosophers and scientists continue to be baffled by dreams and rightfully so as they tend to be so ... http://litmob.com/2009/01/05/nocturnal-conspiracies/ [rating:4] author: WILL STORR Non-fiction 320 pages Ebury Press “Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage,” drones the impeccable Madeline Kahn in the classic 1985 film Clue. While others can attest to the post-nuptial state of physical relations, British writer and journalist Will Storr ... http://litmob.com/2009/01/05/will-storr-vs-the-supernatural/ [rating:3] author: STEVEN RINELLA Non-fiction 259 pages Spiegel & Grau There is perhaps no other icon that is more symbolic of the American West than the Buffalo. It has graced our currency, our national parks and has even been protected by the U.S. government since the early ... http://litmob.com/2009/01/05/american-buffalo/ [rating:3] author: OLIVIER KA Graphic Novel 112 pages NBM In this touching story of trust and betrayal, Olivier Ka shares and relives a very painful memory from his past. With the help of illustrations from his friend Alfred, Why I Killed Peter explores childhood memories and the ... http://litmob.com/2009/01/05/why-i-killed-peter/ [rating:5] curator: JACOB COVEY Graphic Novel 193 pages (Book One) 207 pages (Book Two) Fantagraphics For those of us that never tire of amazing art and fantasy (a pretty great combination for many of us), Fantagraphic’s Beasts! (Volume 1 & 2) sure delivers. Not only are these two ... http://litmob.com/2009/01/05/beasts-books-one-two/ [rating:5] author: EMMANUEL GUIBERT Graphic Novel 336 pages First Second Time provides us with the ability to soften wounds, make sense of events that have transpired in our past, and sometimes re-create memories so that they become a bit more manageable, less painful. In the graphic novel ... http://litmob.com/2008/12/18/alans-war/ [rating:5] author: CORMAC MCCARTHY Fiction 287 pages Vintage Books Sometime in 2009, the image of Cormac McCarthy’s protagonist in his post-apocalypse novel, The Road, will belong to a haggard, bearded Viggo Mortensen, just as Anton Chigurh is forever and ever a great-looking Spanish actor. Read the book ... http://litmob.com/2008/12/18/revisiting-the-road/ [rating:3] author: LILLI CARRE Graphic Novel 80 pages Fantagraphics Fans of Lilli Carre will not be disappointed with her first long-form graphic novel, The Lagoon. This is a dark and rhythmic read with imagery that makes the reader feel damp, cold, and in need of a warm ... http://litmob.com/2008/12/18/the-lagoon/ [rating:3] author: TONY O'NEILL Fiction 258 pages Harper Perennial Perspective is a tricky thing. The angle from which a narrator relates events can make a tremendous difference in how those events come across: are they lost in the moment, immediate reactions clinging to their descriptions? Or are ... http://litmob.com/2008/12/18/down-and-out-on-murder-mile/ author: CARRIE FISHER Covers Simon & Schuster I'm not sure what caught my eye first, Carrie Fisher or Princess Leia, but it truly doesn't matter, for this cover is a knockout (alcoholic) punch. To outline what makes it so perfect may be stating the obvious, but I suppose that's what Judging by the Cover ... http://litmob.com/2008/12/15/wishful-drinking/