Category: James’ Blog

REVIEWING THE OUTSIDERS: FRIENDS & FAMILY AMID GANG FIGHTS AND THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE OF CLASS WARFARE

Book Reviewed: THE OUTSIDERS, by S. E. Hinton Genre: Young Adult Novel Published By: Originally by Viking Press, 1967; republished by Speak (of Penguin publishing) in 2003 and 2006 ($10.99 for paperback) For my next review here at James’ Online Book Club I wanted… Continue Reading “REVIEWING THE OUTSIDERS: FRIENDS & FAMILY AMID GANG FIGHTS AND THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE OF CLASS WARFARE”

REVIEWING “THE DISASTER ARTIST”: EXPLORING FRIENDSHIP & THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IN HOLLYWOOD

Book Reviewed: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made, by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell Genre: Pop Culture, Memoir, Film Studies Published By: Simon & Shuster, 2013 ($25.99 in hardcover, $16 in paperback) So here we come… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “THE DISASTER ARTIST”: EXPLORING FRIENDSHIP & THE DARK SIDE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM IN HOLLYWOOD”

On Reading: Stephen King

It should seem kind of strange to some people that I’d be starting off talking about one of the biggest names in popular literature. The man who had once described his books as the equivalent of McDonald’s, the man who has written more than… Continue Reading “On Reading: Stephen King”

The Site That’s a Work in Progress…

Here I am, writing this as new friends start trickling into the living room. They anxiously await my arrival; this is supposed to be a grand ole party, but where is the host? I’ll be with you shortly, but first I must add a… Continue Reading “The Site That’s a Work in Progress…”