literature

Book of The Monthish

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

At sexy gypsy, we love books just as much as we love film and music. This is why we started a words section, where we could share a bit about what we’re reading. This year, we’ve decided to take it a step further—the sexy gypsy Book of the Monthish.

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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: From Page to Screen

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

by The Great White Gypsy I am a David Foster Wallace groupie. There, I said it.  The man has a fairly small body of work; aside from magazine articles, he only wrote two novels and four short story/essay collections before committing suicide in 2008.  Even so, he had already established himself as a genius of […]

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Wonder Boys (1995): Michael Chabon

Monday, April 13th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy Yeah, I know, you can’t hear that title without singing Tenacious D’s catchy song. It’s all I heard in my head for the week I was reading this book, though I tried not to let it detract from the story. As with most of his novels, Michael Chabon’s story in […]

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Watchmen: Alan Moore

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy I never really got into comic books. I’ve always loved superheroes, I know most of the back-stories and storylines, but I only actually read them for a few years, and I stopped when I was 11. I’ve seen all of the big comic movies the last few years, and most […]

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