Reviewed by Douglas Eyman CFCC

Circular Voice(s) John P. Garland       Garland's "Circular Voices" provides an interesting deconstruction of Derrida's theories; as he describes it, Garland's hypertext ". . . explores both the extreme circularity of all-encompassing text and Jacques Derrida's slips into logocentrism." The juxtaposition of simultaneously using and critiquing Derrida's position would seem awkward in another medium, but Garland pulls it off in hypertext. He argues that "if each body of text in some way refers to another text, a true individual voice is impossible," and explains that "to exaggerate this point I borrow heavily form a few works of fiction and non fiction." His selection of texts include D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, David Hoy, Anthony Burgess, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkein, and KazuoIshiguro--an interesting mix, to say the least. Contents: The Optics Carlos D. Aizenmann-Stern Simulations: Baudrillard through Hypertext Ethan Fiks Circular Voice(s) John P. Garland Electronic Zen Taro Ikai Ultramundane Tom McHarg Breath of Sighs and Falling Forever Nathan Marsh The Dead Letter Office David Mayer Plateaus Tom Meyer Food for Thought Jane Park An Evening at Roy's Roy Perlis Bodily Writing Anne Pycha The Hero's Face Joshua Rappaport Rhizome Maggie Skodon Freud Web David B. Stevenson LBJ Timothy Taylor Adam's Bookstore Adam Wenger Contact the Reviewer!