June Book Review: Shine, Coconut Moon

Meminger tries to stay relevant. That much is clear.
She drops more pop-culture references than you can shake a [insert awful, reality-television-show/Paris Hilton sex-video/Gossip Girl-reference here] at. It’s a block party, and everyone gets a shout-out: Ludacris, Adam Sandler, Project Runway and pig-out sessions. Don’t forget Alicia Keys, U2, India.Arie, and of course, the all-knowing, all-seeing [...]

May Book Review: Shortcomings

A selfish prick that takes no joy in life nor love finishes last in both.
Surprisingly, this is not as satisfying of a premise as you’d like to believe.
Adrian Tomine tells the story of Ben Tanaka in graphic novel form. Ben is the Japanese-American manager of a small movie theatre, with a severe inferiority complex. His [...]