Vladislav Todorov
Zift: Socialist Noir
Philadelphia: Paul Dry Books, 2010
Imagine being shut off from your country and, after some time, cast back in, only to find it unrecognizable. It has become a huge gray void, another world where everything is turned upside down. A new state. A new government with enhanced power to squash individual resolve and reason. The irrational is rational. Purpose is collectively driven. There is no choice. It’s the Revolution. Read more …
Laughing at Our Own Reflection:
Chris Millis’ Small Apartments
Chris Millis
Small Apartments
Vancouver: Anvil Press, 2013
At first glance Small Apartments — the novel turned screenplay for the movie by the same name — is the usual pop culture fluff that generates only minor interest from the avid, serious reader. But a second look reveals much more.
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