Tim Tharp

January 14, 2014

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

Where was Tim Tharp as I sat in creative writing class being torn apart by my contemporaries and professor for creating a unlovable character and throwing him into an adventure where he doesn’t learn a lesson? Sure, Sutter Keely might come off as your typical, everyday high school party goer. And sure, he might seem Continue reading

Books

Book Review, Books, The Spectacular Now, Tim Tharp
January 12, 2014

Dairy of a Book Hunter Entry 1

Imagine it’s no different than any junky itch. The book hunter—the bibliophile, the bibliomane, the book junky, suffer of the gentle madness—knows when another fix is needed and his nights become restless. This fix started with the hunger for something beautiful on my shelf. For only a $1.50, I purchased Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Continue reading

Books

Alison Tyler, Book Hunting, Colson Whitehead, Dark Secret Love, E.E. Cummings, Erotic Poems, Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell, Sandra M. Gilbert, Savor, Susan Gubar, The Spectacular Now, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tim Tharp, Zone One

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About Me

A student of the Mexican American Studies and the Gender & Women Studies graduate programs. I dabble in fiction and poetry writing, book reviews, and commentary. I am a library assistant in the special collections and archives department, where I maintain and preserve our photograph and rare book collections.

About The Blog

Chapin City Blues is a collection of thoughts, writings, and book/film/music reviews. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are all my own.

Tim Tharp

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

Dairy of a Book Hunter Entry 1