Karl lives in Rochester, MN, and runs the blog, "The Driftless Area Review" where he reviews books, TV, and pop culture. He also contributes essays to the website "The Best TV Shows You're Not Watching."
With experience working as a museum curator, university teaching assistant, and local TV production specialist, Karl brings a unique perspective to the works he reviews.
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Book Review: Sex Scandal America: Politics & the Ritual of Public Shaming, by David Rosen
Dave Rosen writes a scholarly book on the sexual history of America.
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Book Review: Battle for the Abyss (The Horus Heresy, Book 8) by Ben Counter
The next installment of the Horus Heresy brings the Civil War to a head.
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Book Review: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead Revisited remains one of the best novels of the 20th century.
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Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Thirtieth Anniversary Edition) by William Shirer
A classic analysis of Nazi Germany shines a light on the darkness that nearly destroyed civilization.
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Book Review: Legion: Horus Heresy, Book Seven by Dan Abnett
Can Dan Abnett save the flagging Horus Heresy franchise?
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Book Review: Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators by William Stolzenburg
When the top-tier predators vanish, what happens to the environment?
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Book Review: Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy, Book 6) by Mitchel Scanlon
The Horus Heresy takes a U-turn, abandoning interstellar action until too late.
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Book Review: Fulgrim: The Horus Heresy Book Five by Graham McNeill
The Horus Heresy continues as Primarch Fulgrim makes some hard choices.
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Book Review: An Adultery (1987) by Alexander Theroux
Alexander Theroux tells a tale about adultery that leads to deception, lies, and heartbreak.
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Book Review: The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C.M. Mayo
Revolution, intrigue, and imperial splendor collide in this historical novel set in the days of the Second Mexican Empire.
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