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The best books I read in 2013 | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. The best books I read in 2013. Posted on January 5, 2014. I’m always careful not to call this post “the best books” of the year, since I can’t claim to have read all of the great new fiction from the year or even most of it, and since many of my favorite books (usually) aren’t new. But this year, actually, I did read mostly new fiction, and most of my favorites were new. Some of my favorite books of the year I read right on my iPad. Was to war:...
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Fiction | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Fiddleblack – “ Alarms. Revolver – “ Open Bar. Fiddleblack – “ Sport Hill Road. NPR Boston – “ Sandwich. 8221; (with audio). My sister, a law professor, also writes poetry; here’s one of her best: “ Yom Kippur. Be the first to start a conversation. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email (Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
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Ben Affleck | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Browsing All posts tagged under »Ben Affleck«. January 3, 2011. I’ve heard many people gripe that The Town was formulaic, unoriginal, or had wooden performances. Let me attempt to refute all of those, because The Town was actually a truly impressive directorial accomplishment, a movie I’d place in the pantheon of outstanding contemporary Boston films (The Paper Chase, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, The Departed). […]. July 23, 2010.
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academic | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Browsing All posts tagged under »academic«. December 5, 2010. December 2, 2010. Survivor is not Chuck Palahniuk’s best, but I see why the Cult, his legion of rabid fans, loves it. I also think I would have been more impressed had I read it earlier on in my Palahniuk arc, before I had struggled through the painful tedium of trashy books like Lullaby and Haunted. There are many things this book […]. December 1, 2010. April 15, 2010. This is a sto...
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The visual mistake in Too Big to Fail | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. The visual mistake in Too Big to Fail. Posted on June 15, 2011. I finally got around to watching. Too Big to Fail. Blog) Kudos to William Hurt and Paul Giamatti, who were dead on, while Jimmy Woods was maybe too far gone in his cuss-laden portrayal of Dick Fuld. This is the brand new Budweiser ad campaign that just launched this past fall (a friend of mine works at the ad firm that designed the TV spots and billboards). Here’s. So that’s ...
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Adam Haslett | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Browsing All posts tagged under »Adam Haslett«. The best books I read in 2012. December 30, 2012. This year I’m being careful to call this post “The best books I read in 2012” as opposed to simply “the best books of 2012” for two reasons. First: as in any year, I didn’t read every major, buzzed-about title that came out. I can’t say that the few books on my list are the […]. The best books of 2011. January 7, 2012. Popular novels come in pairs.
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Adam Ross | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Browsing All posts tagged under »Adam Ross«. The best books of 2011. January 7, 2012. May 9, 2011. When you get a few pages into Adam Ross’s debut novel, you think, ‘Okay, this is a murder mystery.’ A whodunnit. And it is that, but it’s also much more. The novel is a book within a book, and within that, it’s three stories, intertwining and doubling back on themselves, about three men and their […]. My favorite book of 2015. I also have a tumblr.
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The Town | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Posted on January 3, 2011. I’ve heard many people gripe that. Was formulaic, unoriginal, or had wooden performances. Let me attempt to refute all of those, because. Was actually a truly impressive directorial accomplishment, a movie I’d place in the pantheon of outstanding contemporary Boston films (. The Paper Chase, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, The Departed. Is one of the year’s best films. Larr; A young Kanye raps for Jay-Z. August 16, 2011.
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Adam Levin | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. Browsing All posts tagged under »Adam Levin«. The best books of 2011. January 7, 2012. Popular novels come in pairs. May 31, 2011. My favorite book of 2015. The best books I read in 2014. The best books I read in 2013. The Place Beyond the Pines. Tom M on When authors intrude: Chuck Pa…. Rachel on When authors intrude: Chuck Pa…. El Rey on Nobody’s Fool, book vs.…. A Look Back at…. On Nobody’s Fool, book vs.…. Best books of the year.
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My mom on Girls | Daniel B. Roberts
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Daniel B. Roberts. Journalism, criticism, ephemera, excreta. My mom on Girls. Posted on January 26, 2013. My mom is currently watching the first season of HBO’s “Girls.” Our brief exchange about it, over the phone, was kind of funny. The chat is below. Dan: And do you like it? D: But why are you watching it? Well it’s been so well-received, I wanted to see what the fuss is about. And Lena Dunham is coming to speak at the MFA with her mother in February, and I’m going. D: How far in are you? Notify me of ...
