Book Review: The Keep by Jennifer Egan

May 10th, 2010

Take one dilapidated Eastern European castle, one potentially insane old doyenne who refuses to leave the oldest part of the castle, a wealthy former nerd bent on turning the castle into a “spiritual retreat,” his pseudo-punk technologically-addicted cousin who might have accidentally almost killed said nerd back when they were kids, a sprinkle of old-fashioned Gothic horror, and a handful of post-modern storytelling. Shake well. What do you get?

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May 9th, 2010

The Dictionary Is Your Friend

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