This is a bit of a different format for my review videos. As I explain in the video, I'm trying to streamline the process of uploading videos while at the same time making the reading process itself more enjoyable. Let me know what you think. So, what is Gun, Needle, Spoon? It's basically a drug memoir written in a vignette style. The lack of narrative "glue" doesn't detract from the impact nor from the sheer craziness of the events in O'Neil's life. If you like drug memoirs, definitely pick this one up. Disclosure: Dzanc (the book's publisher) sent a copy of the book to me. The free copy did not influence my opinion of the book.
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Kyle Minor's In the Devil's Territory is rural family noir at its best, with lots of back-woods religion overtones, and family dynamics rooted in harsh sexism where women are taught to be subservient to men and men are trained to exploit that subservience. Buy it here. What am I drinking? Schlafly Coffee Stout. Mmmmmmm.
Reading Stephen Graham Jones is like being on a manhunt for a double amputee. Even when I get him, I don't get all of him. Nick Bruiseman is a has-been PI who lives in a storage locker in Stanton, Texas. A small town, 3,000 people, where everyone knows everyone. So when Bruiseman gets hired, things turn incestuous quickly. The book will be released in March 2014. If you are a fan of detective novels and oral storytelling, then I definitely recommend it. But know, you're going to have to work for your reward. I've read a lot of Stephen Graham Jones (show stack), and I've thoroughly enjoyed just about all of it. Jones is an evasive storyteller, very difficult to pin down and with plots that are often difficult to follow. And I think with Not For Nothing, his 18th book, I've finally figured out why. First, his very conversational…