End is nigh

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Withered and Absorbent

Just saw a book described as "wise and absorbing." Isn't that an old Bounty paper towels slogan?

I Review Jason Jordan’s The Dying Horse in the manner of South Jersey Magazine Restaurant Reviews

A tradition in Italian households, Jason Jordan’s The Dying Horse is both exactly what it sounds like and so very much more. Jordan depicts a vinegar-kissed world of smoky, velvety depth. His pliant and springlike prose is perfumed yet homey in this delicate novella that will have you backing out of your New Year’s resolutions.

Jordan’s nutty, underdressed characters shine due to a combination of good local sourcing and such liberal seasoning that the gentle bitterness of these nuts soon fades away to leave the book happier and more soulful than it has any right to be. What can be a vaguely depressing, often pasty form (the novella) is here drizzled with aggressive and beautiful effort. Appealingly taut and nicely erotic, The Dying Horse is a familiar piece of meat in a barely perceptible syrup.

For $11, this modestly-portioned book is one of the most aromatic salmons in South Jersey.