Because this piece is longer that what I normally publish here and because it’s more […]
Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood
In November of 1843, 16 year-old Grace Marks* was convicted of assisting in the murder […]
Word flu; Or, Jane Austen makes me talk funny
Perhaps because I haven’t been able to eat much over the past few days (stomach […]
The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy
The most irritating thing about cliches is that they are so often true. (This statement […]
The Last Flight of Poxl West, by Daniel Torday
At a reading of his bestselling memory, Poxl West is asked if his memoir has […]
If you change your mind…
Unshelved recently posted a cartoon that summed up many of the regrets re-readers have when they […]
Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah is so full of ideas it’s hard to know where to start. […]
The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose
Sandrine is a runaway. She’s running away from her husband, her father’s death, and scandal. […]
Book snobbery; Or, we can be our own worst enemies
I’m not even a fifth of the way through Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah and I’ve already […]
The Mechanical, by Ian Tregillis
250 years before Ian Tregillis’ stunning novel, The Mechanical, opens, Christiaan Huygens made a remarkable discovery […]