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Sally Rooney’s Second Novel ‘Normal People’ Finds Beauty
Normal People, Sally Rooney’s second novel, doesn’t sound magical or special in summary: Connell is the popular high school boy,Continue Reading
The Dreamers: Like Sleep, Rich and Beautiful
How often is it that we hear, even from ourselves, the longing for more rest, more sleep? In my houseContinue Reading
Engaging and Concerning – A Review of Education: A Memoir
Two things strike immediate concern with Tara Westover’s highly lauded Educated: A Memoir: author J.D. Vance offers the first blurb on theContinue Reading
Review: The Electric Woman is a Memoir for the Ages
There’s a moment in Tessa Fontaine’s extraordinary memoir The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts where the owner of a sideshowContinue Reading
Review: The Cabin at the End of the World is a Excellent Novel for Halloween
The horror genre often works at its best when the characters are not only people that are believable but alsoContinue Reading
Book Review: Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Wow, does Ron Stallworth have a story. Lucky for readers, he divulges exactly how it all came to be inContinue Reading
Treeborne: An Amazing Debut
Treeborne is a novel that forebodes a future while prodding the past.
Review: Little Fires Everywhere
As a serious drama, Little Fires Everywhere has depth that works, but not to its full potential.
