PositiveEntertainment WeeklyEnjoyably unironic ... If some of the world-building comes across a little still-under-construction, Fairy Tale remains an enjoyable journey into the kind of realm King seemed to have abandoned some time ago. Certainly fans of the author\'s previous fantasy work can look forward to living happily, if not ever after, then at least until they finish the book.
Michael Mann
PositiveEW\"The female characters in Heat 2 are notably underdeveloped compared to their male counterparts and there is at times a preposterousness to the book\'s plotting that was absent, or perhaps better camouflaged, in the film. Yet anyone concerned that the result might besmirch their memory of Heat can rest easy. Mann\'s long relationship with his central protagonists, and fondness for research, are evident on almost every page of this propulsive universe-expansion. His core characters fascinate as they approach, and attempt to survive, a string of action sequences which culminates in a piece of LA highway mayhem capable of rivaling anything in Heat were Mann to bring the book to the screen ... reading this novel, and it\'s cliffhanger ending, definitely leaves you wanting another book set in the same world.\
Bob Odenkirk
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyComedy Comedy Comedy Drama serves as a readable reminder why so many people last summer rooted for the recovery of its hugely talented author ... he is routinely generous about his collaborators. He writes at one point that \'to me, the best comedy has an anger in it,\' and it is perhaps a lack of rage that explains why this memoir tends toward the droll rather than the hilarious. Still, for those seeking a firsthand account of the \'90s alternative-comedy scene from one of its prime movers, it\'s hard to think of a better book upon which to call.
Jeff VanderMeer
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyThe conceit can be trying. Several chapters consist of sentence clusters repeated over and over again ... Certainly, some readers may miss the (relatively) straight-forward weirdness of Borne. But the vivid and, at times, genuinely moving Dead Astronautsranks as a successful experiment — definitely more successful than much of the deranged biological tinkering it depicts.
Keith Richards
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyLife is really driven by not by Richards’ hates but by his loves. And what an engagingly idiosyncratic, and often unexpected, collection they turn out to be ... He also writes with huge passion about music and devotes several pages to his love for open guitar tunings, a subject that he manages to make much more interesting than you might imagine. On a more personal level — although one suspects matters don’t get much personal to Keith than the subject of music — he reflects heartbreakingly on the many treasured people he has lost along the way, from his young son Tara to country-rock legend Gram Parsons.
Blake Crouch
PositiveEntertainment WeeklySuffice it to say that, having tackled the subject of alternative dimensions in 2017’s Dark Matter, the author tackles another familiar science fiction trope here. And, as was the case with that previous book, he breathes fresh life into the matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings ... Recursion is definitely one not to forget when you’re packing for vacation.
Patrick McGilligan
MixedEntertainment Weekly\"McGilligan paints the filmmaker as a credit hog who’d rather harm a relationship than fully acknowledge a collaborator’s contribution. He claims Brooks was rampantly unfaithful to his first wife, Florence, and a \'deadbeat dad\' to their children ... McGilligan brings expertise: The professor and journalist has written biographies of Brooks’ fellow onscreen legends Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson, as well as of directors Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang. In this book he claims he had never been faced with so many potential interviewees who declined to cooperate, or did so on the condition of anonymity. The author posits that this was, in part, because people \'feared Brooks’ temper or litigiousness.\' That might explain McGilligan’s attitude toward his subject, but it makes plain why this book is longer on dry facts than flavorful reminiscences. The result is a gold mine for those in the market for dirt on Brooks, but may be greeted by fans with, well, crickets.\
Sarah Weinman
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyShe makes a convincing case, though the writer’s real achievement is in evocatively relating the story of a girl who — like her fictional counterpart — was no temptress, as the word \'Lolita\' has come to mean, but the victim of a sexual predator. The author has brilliantly filled out her subject’s ghost. B+
Elan Mastai
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyAll Our Wrong Todays reveals how Barren, the underachieving son-of-a-genius, travels in time back to 1965, accidentally alters history, and winds up in our own comparatively backward reality. The remainder of the book entertainingly mixes thrills and humor as our protagonist attempts to set things right — or, the very least, not make them worse — while adjusting to a world where windows 'don’t do anything cool.'”
Bruce Springsteen
PositiveEntertainment WeeklyWhile tales of his subsequent professional life can be less vibrant than those depicting his early struggles, Springsteen’s prose comes alive whenever he writes about his relationships with loved ones ... both an entertaining account of Springsteen’s marathon race to the top and a reminder that the one thing you can’t run away from is yourself.
Blake Crouch
PositiveEntertainment Weekly...[a] brisk, propulsive sci-fi thriller ... Dark Matter has plenty of heady concepts and phantasmagorical plotting. But it is also beguilingly rooted in Jason1’s desperate travails, elevating this page-turning adventure into an entirely different dimension.
Andrew Michael Hurley
PositiveEntertainment Weekly...this vibrantly written slow-burn tale would not come close to overtaking a horse. Even at midpoint, the reader is left to wonder if the book is a horror story or a drama. But fright fans can relax—or, rather, they can’t. Hurley’s debut contains dark, unexpected depths, which only really reveal themselves long after his evocative prose has led you far from shore.
