ThreeGuys1Book has 1605 followers | By Jason Rice  Photography by Jason Rice Continue reading Electric Fog By 3G1B  I want to start by discussing the characters. First, Dubus’ third person narrator pov shifts frequently, from character to character in each chapter such that we get insights into each characters thoughts. How well do you think that works? I know that House of Sand and Fog was acclaimed for the dual narration, but here he gets into a lot of characters heads and I’m not sure it works in every case. Continue reading Garden of Last Days – Andre Dubus III By Jason Rice  Photography by Jason Rice Continue reading Round By Jonathan Evison Molly got pregnant two months after we met. The next week I left for Greece.You see, there was this other girl, her name was Sarah. She had freckles and a big messy head of hair and she liked to drink red wine and get naked and paint bowls of fruit. Sarah once loved me madly, a long time ago in Tucson, but I hadn’t loved her back. She was living in Athens now, where she drank red wine and got naked and painted bowls of fruit, just as she had in Tucson. I don’t know what made me change my mind about loving Sarah, but I did. Continue reading Jonathan Evison – Accepting the Charges By Jason Rice  Photography by Jason Rice Continue reading Three (Other) Guys By 3G1B The story unwinds gradually, with little forward action, but each report of the visit, and each childhood memory is a revelation that exposes their parents’ neglect and their own insecurities, but never reveals all. The exact nature of Richard’s malaise is undefined, as is the precise reason for his committal, and the real reason for J.D’s visit. J.D. imitates a scientist, trying to write cogent observation, but the unspoken in his report probably tells his psych professors as much about himself as his brother. He is lonesome and proud, sad and petty, but cannot express his emotions as clearly as his dissertation premise. His frustration spills out into his report. Continue reading Narrative Magazine Love Story Competition By Jason Rice  Photography by Jason Rice Continue reading Sky By Jason Rice Growing up in New England I remember the horror show that became the every waking moment part of life the day after Game 6 of that World Series. The fans were bitterly disappointed, crushed, and when I went to school that morning it seemed like a day long wake. Mr. Currie takes this moment and bends it into fiction, having his narrator tell the reader what it is like to be the son of a much hated baseball player. There is a palpable odor that rises from this work that seems to blister and crack when you finish reading how the Father (really Bill Buckner) can’t seem to get it together the next season and turns to alcohol for medication. Continue reading One Play by Ron F. Currie JR. By Jason Rice  Photography by Jason Rice Continue reading Christian By Jason Rice  What struck me as most honest and sincere was the fact that these people were hungry, whether they’re eating each other, dried candle wax or boiled bark, there is an underlying slow death that floats like a cool mist around every corner. You never knew when the enemy was going to turn his gun on you, say for instance, if they found out if you could read or not. I’m trying not to spoil this novel for you. There are tons of memorable moments from a house in the woods that’s filled with young girls (use your imagination) to a small hunters lodge that gets truly grizzly when it’s filled with too many people. Then there is Lev and Kolya who are both funny and charming, shy and gregarious. Continue reading City of Thieves by David Benioff | |
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