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Looking for Funny: Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:48 +0000

Somehow, without paying attention, I read two spring releases back-to-back that were written by comedy writers and not just any comedy writers, but two who both wrote for the same show, Arrested Development, a show I loved. But while the tone and voice of both these writers was funny the plots weren’t, leading me to […]

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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Today Will Be Different

Catherine — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 07:35:35 +0000

If Herman Koch is the master at writing all the unpleasant things we might think about our fellow man, then Maria Semple is the heart behind the tough things we think about ourselves. In her newest novel, Today Will Be Different, that angst is directed at not being nice enough and not being present […]

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Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Catherine — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:16:26 +0000

Oftentimes when a book is filled with such outrageous, politically incorrect, hilarious humor it can become one note. Thankfully, when handled by a gifted author with the ability to create multi-faceted characters and situations this is not the case with Where’d You Go, Bernadette. Maria Semple is one of those people whose work you […]

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