zine review - City of Roses No 1 – Prolegomenon
October 17th 2006 14:43
City of Roses No 1 – Prolegomenon
A high-end chapbook series, City of Roses first caught my attention at the Portland Zine Symposium where I bought a copy. It’s bright color cover stood out head and shoulders out of a lot of the black and white medium and really shines. Inside, are a series of tightly packed, well written shorts about a group of characters who reside and revel in living in the City of Roses (in this case, Portland, Oregon). Layout is tip-top, although the print is just a touch small for these old eyes. Every chapter is full of interesting dialogue and well-written scenery, and it’s a very good read prior to bedtime. It’s my understanding that this is the first of a series, and I’m going to be looking forward to them. Tastes like: A milkshake.
Quote:
“The inner office is dark except for a white-shaded baker’s lamp shining on a leather-topped desk. On the desk a silver pen and an ivory-handled knife with a wide blade of tarnished bronze. The man looking out the window at the street below has thick, unruly white hair, and wears a white shirt and a white tie. A cigarette is pinched unnoticed between the thumb and forefinger of his pale right hand. The window is open. Up from under the drip of the rain comes the washing susurrus of a street-sweeper.”
Three bucks and worth every dime.
A high-end chapbook series, City of Roses first caught my attention at the Portland Zine Symposium where I bought a copy. It’s bright color cover stood out head and shoulders out of a lot of the black and white medium and really shines. Inside, are a series of tightly packed, well written shorts about a group of characters who reside and revel in living in the City of Roses (in this case, Portland, Oregon). Layout is tip-top, although the print is just a touch small for these old eyes. Every chapter is full of interesting dialogue and well-written scenery, and it’s a very good read prior to bedtime. It’s my understanding that this is the first of a series, and I’m going to be looking forward to them. Tastes like: A milkshake.
Quote:
“The inner office is dark except for a white-shaded baker’s lamp shining on a leather-topped desk. On the desk a silver pen and an ivory-handled knife with a wide blade of tarnished bronze. The man looking out the window at the street below has thick, unruly white hair, and wears a white shirt and a white tie. A cigarette is pinched unnoticed between the thumb and forefinger of his pale right hand. The window is open. Up from under the drip of the rain comes the washing susurrus of a street-sweeper.”
Three bucks and worth every dime.
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