Like his previous bestselling novels, which explore teenagers coming to terms with their own limitations and becoming more aware about the ways of the world, John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down tells the story of a girl who is uncomfortable in her own skin. Aza Holmes is a teenager in Indianapolis who thinks she is the… Read More Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
It was undoubtedly the debut of the year. A New York Times bestseller. A novel praised by none other than Stephen King with these words: “The word ‘masterpiece’ has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but My Absolute Darling absolutely is one.” And Bitch Media has headlined its review of Gabriel Tallent’s first novel “Male Authors Are Still Profiting… Read More Review: My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
This short novel by Milan Kundera is about an emigre Irena who runs into her former lover (another emigre) from Prague on her return to Czech Republic after spending much of her adult life in France. The novel explores the themes of exile, homecoming, nostalgia, memory and love by drawing comparisons with Homer’s Odysseus who… Read More Review: Ignorance by Milan Kundera
“Oh, he loves her: just as the English loved India and Africa and Ireland; it is the love that is the problem, people treat their lovers badly.” -Zadie Smith, White Teeth The epigraph in The Lovers reminded me why epigraphs are written in the first place. They quietly reveal the mood of the book… Read More Review: The Lovers by Amitava Kumar
Sometimes a reader’s life and a writer’s life go hand in hand. If you aspire to be a writer or if you are already struggling with that first draft or wondering how to send out that final draft to publications, this is the book for you. __ Kissing the Demon: The Creative Writer’s Handbook takes… Read More Review: Kissing the Demon (The Creative Writer’s Handbook)
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