July 2015 - seanvansickel.com

Charles Burns’ “Black Hole”: Pretty Pictures of Disturbing Shit

By seanvansickel July 30, 2015Reading Journal

Another wonderful comic book, published originally in 12 issues and collected together as a graphic novel in 2005. Like David Mazzucchelli (the man behind “Asterios Polyp”) Burns is both the…

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”

By seanvansickel July 27, 2015Uncategorized

Steinbeck's prose has never been -for me, at least- so strong a thing as to recommend his writing to me in and of itself. Fortunately, the man is a compelling…

Update

By seanvansickel July 27, 2015Reading Journal

Regular postings are resumed. I’ve just gotten back from spending the better part of the month gallivanting about the Western United States on and in various modes of overland transportation,…

Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’ and the Inspiration of Aspiration

By seanvansickel July 3, 2015Reading Journal

Full disclosure: A) Lolita is one of my favorite books of all time B) This is a re-read -I have know read Lolita 2.6 times (I started and for some…

Charles Burns’ “Black Hole”: Pretty Pictures of Disturbing Shit

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”

Update

Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’ and the Inspiration of Aspiration

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