May 12, 2019

Heartburn by Nora Ephron - PPPP

May 12, 2019/ John Box

Rachel Samstat is 38 years old and seven months pregnant with her second child. She narrates Heartburn, beginning with the moment that she learns of her husband’s infidelity to the moment six weeks later when she decides whether she’ll continue with the marriage or flush it down the crapper.

Because she describes a series of episodes without any real direction, there’s not really a plot. While I don’t wanna be a stickler, it’s kind of important for books to have plots. To have a driving force. It’s what sucks us in. It’s a huge part of what makes a

February 27, 2019

Tricky Business by Dave Barry - PPPP

February 27, 2019/ John Box

As a hurricane approaches the Florida coast, a casino ship known as the Extravaganza of the Seas heads out to international waters for a turbulent night of drug trafficking, betrayal, and murder.

Among many on board are Wally, a 29-year-old cover band guitarist who lives with his mother after being cheated on by his fiancée; Fay, a cocktail waitress whose mother has to help take care of her 2-year-old daughter because her ex-husband is a deadbeat dad; and Manny Arquero, a muscular enforcer for the mob boss pulling all

February 27, 2019

Space Team #1 by Barry J. Hutchison - PPP

February 27, 2019/ John Box

If you’re looking for a hilarious sci-fi adventure, then you’re unfortunately barking up the wrong tree. But if a poor man’s Guardians of the Galaxy is what you crave, then Space Team #1 by Barry J. Hutchison has got you covered.

After being sentenced to two years in prison for identity theft, career criminal Cal Carver’s bad day only gets worse as he finds himself sharing a jail cell with the most prolific serial killer cannibal in the history of planet Earth. But that’s just the beginning as Earth is invaded by aliens and Cal is abducted while the rest of the human race is

August 04, 2018

John Dies at the End by David Wong - PPPP

August 04, 2018/ John Box

Spoiler Alert! This review contains spoilers!!!

If you want to avoid them but still want to know if this book’s for you, the bottom line is that if you like your LOL’s wrapped in a gory story about invading creatures from a parallel universe, you’ll like this one.

Click below for the full review.

May 04, 2018

Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, Book 2) by George MacDonald Fraser - PPPP

May 04, 2018/ John Box

Royal Flash is the second book in a series of twelve comprising the memoirs of a fictional Brit making his way through actual historical events beginning in the early-mid 19th century.

I like my comedy with a history lesson, or at least while copping a feel of history’s boobs, so I was of course very excited to get reacquainted with my favorite Victorian-era coward/scoundrel/lech.

May 02, 2018

The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature by Neal Pollack - PPPPP

May 02, 2018/ John Box

The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature is a collection of 32 pieces of fake journalistic nonfiction satirizing the vanity of self-indulgent writers. The fictional Neal Pollack travels to the world’s most despondent places, bringing with him the beacon of hope that is Neal Pollack.

Everything about this book is funny, including the fake biography, fake praise, fake (I think) New York Times Book Review, fake correspondences, and fake nonfiction. It’s so thorough that it takes care of everything needed to write a review. (I’ve tinkered with

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