Person by Sam Pink
Book: Person Author: Sam Pink Type of Book: Fiction, alt lit Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because I thought it was going to suck a’plenty and was pleasantly proven wrong. Availability:...
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Middle of the Road – Hollow City, I Am Not a Serial Killer and Lexicon
I have a tendency to go on at length about the books I discuss here on IROB and that tendency generally means I don’t discuss anything that doesn’t inspire verbosity. Sometimes that bugs me and I’ve...
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Checking in!
I am at work on a discussion that is proving exhausting, but is strangely therapeutic given recent events in my life. I hope to have the discussion finished by the beginning of next week. At the risk...
View ArticleStuff is happening, as well as things
So sorry for the silence on my end. I’ve been writing quite a bit, so much in fact that I have written myself into a corner. Every Cradle Is a Grave came into my life as I was experiencing death and...
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Middle of the Road: I Like Being Killed and Vampires in the Lemon Grove
I really enjoyed my first attempt at writing brief discussions (well, for me they were brief) of books that had some odd element but were not good or bad enough to trigger my verbose need to discuss...
View ArticleLousy Smarch Weather
Central Texas is not supposed to be this cold. Seriously, I used to dream of moving to Maine and White Christmases and other ice-glazed fantasies, but I am rethinking that dream. The Every Cradle is a...
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NVSQVAM (nowhere) by Ann Sterzinger
Book: NVSQVAM (nowhere) Author: Ann Sterzinger Type of Book: Fiction, literary fiction Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Oh, this book… Availability: Published by Nine Banded Books in 2011, you can...
View ArticleDown Where the Devil Don’t Go by Paul Bingham
Book: Down Where the Devil Don’t Go Author: Paul Bingham Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because one of the stories is entitled, “Protocols of the...
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God speed, Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell died on May 2. She suffered a stroke back on January 7, and though she lasted for a while, she was unable to recover. That wasn’t entirely unexpected – she was 85-years-old. I am an...
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The Eccentropedia by Chris Mikul
Book: The Eccentropedia: The Most Unusual People Who Have Ever Lived Author: Chris Mikul Type of Book: Non-fiction, compendium, encyclopedia Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because it is a book...
View ArticleBleak Holiday by Hank Kirton
Book: Bleak Holiday Author: Hank Kirton Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because one of the stories ends with the following line: And that guy turned out...
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Biblio-sentimentality
Mr Oddbooks and I had a moment at a recent book sale wherein we both agreed we needed to buy a specific book because of a letter he had found inside of it. It was a coffee table book about sailing...
View ArticleGun Fag Manifesto, edited by Hollister Kopp
Book: Gun Fag Manifesto Author: Edited by Hollister Kopp, foreword by Jim Goad Type of Book: Non-fiction, ‘zines Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because it made me remember with fondness the old...
View ArticleSharing the Love
I’ve had some serious insomnia lately, which means I’ve been up during the middle of the night, reading lunatic shit, mostly on Reddit. I’ve come across a couple of strange topics I wanted to share...
View ArticleEvery Cradle Is a Grave by Sarah Perry
Book: Every Cradle Is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide Author: Sarah Perry Type of Book: Non-fiction, philosophy Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Pretty self-explanatory....
View ArticleIn Heaven Everything Is Fine by Josh Frank with Charlie Buckholtz
Book: In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre Authors: Josh Frank with Charlie Buckholtz Type of Book: Non-fiction, biography, true...
View ArticleOdd Things Considered Coming Very Soon
Something has gone quite wrong with the back end here on IROB. I can’t explain it but it sounds like the Word Press database is borked (Mr Oddbooks can explain it better). Pending articles got axed,...
View ArticleOdd Things Considered is online!
Odd Things Considered is officially online. You can read my introductory post here.
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