Tag: book review

Developing empathy for a fictional human being shouldn’t be hard, but Ruth Ware makes it so easy to hate.

Despite the density of most nonfiction literature on wars, “D-Day Girls” reads with tactile smoothness and begins with intense character development of the prominent women focused on in Rose’s research and interviews.

“Calypso,” in its montage of quirky essays, is also possibly David Sedaris’ most emotional collection after “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim” (2004).

“The Rain in Portugal” is a prime example of poetry, that, albeit full of voice and life, is to some degree gasping for air.

What makes “Careen” so potent is how Liew balances the tension of her very experimental verse with dense images and political commentary.

The essays in this collection are often brutally honest in their dialogue of the unspoken finally being salvaged.

However, I’ve found that where the gargantuan tome of a novel succeeds critically, the short indie novella often gets forgotten in the throngs of popular fiction.

I want to respect Chbosky’s act of risk-taking here. It’s no small attempt to craft a novel this large in scope.

Hanif Abdurraqib is a fascinating tower in the modern literary sphere; he hasn’t remained in one medium twice in a row.

Through literary analysis and review, Wang illuminates the failed attempts many writers and film directors have made in depicting individuals with mental illness.

Saeed Jones’ memoir stands alone as a stalwart voice in the archives of queer literature.