Ken Bruen

Book Review: “Galway Girl” — Anarchic Fury

Jack Taylor has always been a version of the reluctant detective, but now he seems more impotent than ever — distracted, beat down, and very tired.

Jack Taylor’s world is very much our world and his despair is our despair.

Jack Taylor is a Beckettian character on the skids; he can’t go on, and yet he goes on.

Harvey Blume July 8, 2020 at 9:00 pm on Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have TumbledSeems to me that dethroning Fellini is like toppling statues of Jefferson et al. Where does it stop? What is...
kai maristed July 8, 2020 at 7:10 pm on Arts Commentary: “Hamilton” — Streaming on Disney Plus, Feeling Like You’re in the Room Where it Happened.I'm of a mind with Thomas Garvey. Yes, the rapping is clever and fresh but after a while overall the...
Mark Favermann July 8, 2020 at 9:28 am on Visual Arts Commentary: Boston’s Historical Memorial to Black Lives VandalizedIt doesn't.
Matt Hanson July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm on Literary Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry CrewsThis is really beautifully written, thanks for giving us a sense of the man from someone who really knew him....
Thomas Garvey July 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm on Arts Commentary: “Hamilton” — Streaming on Disney Plus, Feeling Like You’re in the Room Where it Happened.Hmmmm. Let's just say that now I've finally seen Hamilton, I had a more complex reaction. The good news is...