Tag Archives: Bookness

Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

Posted on July 22, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

“We all need to create the story that will make sense of our lives.” – “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,” by Nick Flynn I will often choose a book based on the title or the dedication alone. With this … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: The Adderall Diaries

Posted on July 15, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

This is the story of a book → that was made into a movie → that was made into a movie about making the movie → and the film festival that was started because of the movie about the movie.  … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: Chuck Palahniuk

Posted on July 1, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

Here are two more suggestions from my “List of books I have read more than once, from authors I adore.”  These are by Chuck Palahniuk, author of “Fight Club” and many other books. “CHOKE” Chuck Palahniuk holds a special place … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Diary of a Teenage Girl”

Posted on June 24, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

Phoebe Gloeckner’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl” is “An Account in Words and Pictures” of Minnie, a fifteen-year-old who is having an affair with Monroe, a 35-year-old man who is also her mother’s lover. What makes this story so different from … Continue reading →

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Book-Ness with K.P.-Ness: “Furiously Happy”

Posted on June 10, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

As a fan of Jenny Lawson’s New York Times bestselling memoir, “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” I was looking forward to “Furiously Happy” coming out in September 2015. “Furiously Happy” is a collection of humorous essays with topics ranging from … Continue reading →

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Book-ness with KP-Ness: “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”

Posted on June 3, 2016 by K.P. Rennie

Since reading this memoir a few years ago, I have gifted five copies to friends. Although this book came out in 2012, I’ve decided to write about it here – that way I feel like I am gifting it to … Continue reading →

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