My wife and I still talk often about the term “art monster”—first coined in Jenny Offill’s 2014 novel Dept. of … More
Tag: Dave Fitzgerald
WHAT ARE YOU, a new novel by Lindsay Lerman, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
In some ways, this feels like the book I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I have been calling myself … More
TERMINAL PARK, a novel by Gary J. Shipley, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
How do you write about the meaning behind a book whose core subject is essentially the end of meaning? How … More
Dave Fitzgerald on Jared Joseph’s A BOOK ABOUT MYSELF CALLED HELL
One of the first things I did after the initial wave of COVID-19 sent me and my 10,000 some-odd coworkers … More
Dave Fitzgerlad Reviews AMYGDALATROPOLIS, a novel by B.R. Yeager
For the first few pages, I thought B.R. Yeager’s Amygdalatropolis was some kind of cyberpunk dystopia. Its protagonist, /1404er/, exists … More
ANGEL HOUSE, a novel by David Leo Rice, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
ANGEL HOUSE is the kind of novel that will mean something different to everyone who reads it, and indeed, will likely … More