4/9/19 review of the novel Mañana Means Heaven, by Tim Z. Hernandez

Here is the link to my April 9, 2019, Twitter thread review of the book Mañana Means Heaven, by Tim Z. Hernandez.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

11/23/17 review of novel Maggie Cassidy, by Jack Kerouac

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Maggie Cassidy, by Jack Kerouac.

The thread gives a summary of the novel and some background on my experience of Kerouac's works. The thread compares the work with works of other authors. It discusses the time frame of the novel. It discusses the novel's simple yet active and stream-of-consciousness style. And it discusses my favorite moment of the novel.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for the novel.

10/10/16 review of novel Tristessa, by Jack Kerouac

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Tristessa, by Jack Kerouac.

The thread gives some background on the novel. It discusses the character development of Tristessa, as well as Kerouac's idealization and romanticizing of her. The thread guesses at some of Kerouac's own reflections. It discusses the style shifts in the book. And it relates the book to Kerouac's Dharma Bums and Burroughs's Queer.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for the book.

I checked this book out from the Boulder Public Library in Colorado.

4/6/14 review of books and movies during vacation

(Image: Penguin Random House)

Here is the link to an April 6, 2014 Twitter thread I did about books I read and movies I saw while on a vacation.

The vacation I took was to a cabin in Edwards, Colorado, near Vail.

The books mentioned are:

BUtterfield 8, by John O'Hara. Here's the link to the Penguin Random House edition of the book.

Kokoro, by Natsume Souseki. Here's the link to Penguin's page for the book.

The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac. Here's the link to Penguin's page for the book.

The movies are:

My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Here's the trailer.

Chinese Odyssey 2002, directed by Jeff Lau. Here's the trailer.