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Imaginary Review by Dan Geddes John Irving’s latest book, The Third Leg, depicts the life of John Bath, an aging, award-winning writer, struggling with his literary destiny and his unusual family. As the novel opens, Bath is grappling with his next opus, The... More »
Pynchon’s Dystopia Dys by Thomas Pynchon Imaginary review by Dan Geddes A new Thomas Pynchon work is always an event, and his devoted readers will treasure his latest effort, Dys. Dys is clearly dystopian fiction, but it is still a Pynchon work more than any... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes Early Years Case Studies: Fox Boy and “Tail Envy” The Selfish Stage “Shrink To The Stars” The Inner Victim Hoyt’s Legacy Dr. Claire Hoyt, once the world-famous “Shrink to the Stars,” d... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes See also reviews of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, as well as a satire of Tarantino’s “Scent of a Banknote” Sonny.…………….……….Harvey Keitel Slick………………………..Samuel L. Jackson L... More »
Claude Roget: Philosopher or Fraud? Imaginary review by Dan Geddes Works Discussed Claude Roget: Montmartre Mountebank by Louis Bloch Order Is Terror by Claude Roget Literature and Vacuum by Claude Roget “Uncommunicative Modalities In Roget’s Anti-T... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI—An academic conference, “Incest, Murder and Mutes in Faulkner’s Early Fiction” was held here last week to discuss an astonishing development in the history of Faulkner scholarship—the possible disco... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes Works Picasso Blockhead Piece of Shit #2 Rhubarb Pie Gramophone Straight Red Line On Paper Nixon’s Mind “Genuine Forgeries” Final Days: Hair Piece Kinski’s Legacy WASHINGTON, DC—The most com... More »
Cast of Characters (In Order of Appearance) King Willie The Slick Lady Hilarious, Wife of King Willie Sir Newt Gecko The Grand Inquisitor Prince Al The Bore Junior Bushleague Once upon a time in the United States of Amnesia lived a king called King Will... More »
By Dan Geddes (With apologies to Ambrose Bierce, author of The Cynic’s Word Book.) Christmas Christmas Season, The Consumer Cool Credit Card Drug War, The History Internet, The Irony Like Model Product Placement Republican “Saturday Night of Justice”... More »
Disney’s “Animal Farm” Voice of Snowball………….Jason Alexander Voice of Napoleon…………Danny De Vito Voice of Farmer Jones…..Wilford Brimley Imaginary review by Dan Geddes See also Disney’... More »
Imaginary review by Dan Geddes The great German composer and musicologist Felix Spielenhammer left an indelible mark on musical history. His development as a composer and theorist mirrors developments in twentieth century music as a whole. His death on ... More »
Alexandria Czechtealeaves: True Psychic Imaginary review by Dan Geddes The rise of psychics in recent years has brought a host of charlatans into the public eye. But against this background of fraudulence, one psychic’s image remains untarnished. Alexand... More »