Forrest for the Trees

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Flower Phantoms by Ronald Fraser My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the strong recommendation of a few people whose literary opinions I highly v...

Introducing Sartre by Philip Thody My rating: 3 of 5 stars I picked this up on a whim at a local second-hand bookstore. My only meaningf...

The Old Knowledge and Other Strange Tales by Rosalie Parker Rosalie Parker who, with her partner, R. B. Russell , run one of my favorite...

The Collected Connoisseur by Mark Valentine My rating: 5 of 5 stars Two of my favorite contemporary authors, Mark Valentine and John How...

The Quay Brothers: The Black Drawings by Edwin Carels My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's no secret that I am a huge fan of The Brothers Qu...

The Hearts of Kings by Hanns Heinz Ewers My rating: 5 of 5 stars This short, cutting work is a decadent delight. Written in the mythopoe...