Fiction As Nonfiction (I Think) in “The Unwritten Book” – Chicago Review of Books

Fiction As Nonfiction (I Think) in “The Unwritten Book” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “This book is not fiction,” Samatha Hunt asserts at the beginning of her new, ostensibly nonfiction book, The Unwritten Book. “My father is writing a novel disguised as a journal entry. However, much of his partial book is true to his life, tempting me to ask, is it all true? Then, as someone who … Read more

Life Upside Down in “Hallucinations From Hell” – Chicago Review of Books

Life Upside Down in “Hallucinations From Hell” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] I discovered the seminal punk band Angry Samoans when I was 14, thanks to the lurid cover of their second and best-known album “Back From Samoa.” The songs were idiotic, with titles like “Tuna Taco” and “My Old Man’s a Fatso,” but they winked knowingly at the listener. There is wisdom in madness, they … Read more