Literature Discussions and Book Reviews
Maggie O’Farrell wrote the sublime historical novel Hamnet and Judith, about the children of William Shakespeare. She has a wonderfulContinue Reading
Because I absolutely loved Lampedusa, by Steven Price, I had to go back to the novel which caused all theContinue Reading
The Last Empress, by Anchee Min, is the second in a set of two novels about the Chinese Qing DynastyContinue Reading
In the last years of the 19th century and the first 20 or so years of the 20th century, AsiaContinue Reading
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about three novels that have as their subjects the former President ofContinue Reading
If you look up Paraguay on a map, like I had to, you will see that it is a countryContinue Reading
Do you where Lampedusa is? Or what it is? Steven Price’s historical novel, Lampedusa, is not actually about the islandContinue Reading
Game of Thrones has now ended, and amid the uproar about the storyline and perceived-as-unsatisfactory conclusion of the final season, despairingContinue Reading
Before you read White Out it is best that you know that this book is written somewhat in the styleContinue Reading
Compact Crits #2: 57-second review of Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders.
I wrote this review of Lincoln in the Bardo carefully, and I spent some time making sense of it, becauseContinue Reading
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