Dom Testa

So imagine you’re Mercedes. You have a pretty darned good SUV on your hands with the GL series, but you want to add an extra touch that will turn heads and boost your game within the luxury SUV segment. You also happen to have a very successful – and somewhat sexy – S-class of sedans. […]

Station Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel Writers are in love with the concept of a killer flu devastating the human race. For years they’ve crafted stories that create the “what if I was there?” mindset. How would we cope? Would we even survive? Fans of Stephen King were treated to this premise in his […]

I was thinking about the well-used phrase “the book is better than the movie,” and wondering how that works if the order is reversed. I mean, if we read a book first, are we more likely to judge the movie harshly – as opposed to seeing it on the screen first and then diving into […]

I try to imagine someone telling me a year ago that I would love a book about a college rowing team during the 1930s, and I’m sure I would’ve scoffed. C’mon, how in the world is that even interesting, let alone compelling? If you ask the same question, well, brace yourself. The Boys in the […]

Dom’s Book Club has been around for at least 15 years – maybe a little longer – and every October I’m influenced by Halloween to pick a scary book. Or at least an edgy, dark thriller. Well, Dean Koontz has been putting out those books for ages. His first work came out in the late […]

Years ago I composed a novel for young adults that was labeled “post-apocalypic.” The setting – and overall feel – of that novel is a far cry from the nightmarish vision that Cormac McCarthy sets out in The Road. We’re never told exactly what event brought on what resembles a nuclear winter. Was it an […]

Seven years ago Mercedes unveiled their GLK sport utility vehicle, and, although it was a fine competitor in the upscale SUV battle, there were always a few things that seemed to hold it back. Now the folks from Germany have stepped up to the challenge, and replaced the GLK with the GLC. And while some […]

Eleanor & Park By Rainbow Rowell Reviewed by Dom For back-to-school month, I thought I’d choose a book that technically falls into the Young Adult category. But, as with many YA titles in the past few years, many people will tell you this is better suited for adults than some kids. In fact, if you […]

A friend of mine is a bartender at an upscale Italian restaurant, and he also happens to be a serious off-road fanatic. Whenever I stop by and grab some apps and a glass of Pinot, we’ll invariably end up talking about cars. He’s the gear-head, while I’m more likely to talk styling and comfort. I […]

I remember the email message. It said, “Would you be interested in reviewing a Mini Cooper?” I originally composed a note that said, “I don’t think I’ll have time this month; maybe later.” Then I deleted that reply and just wrote: “Sure.” One of my better decisions of this year. There’s an image rolling around […]