It was a delight to re-read Persuasion, by Jane Austen, along with some of the […]
Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
Thanks to a read along on Bluesky, I finally finished Joseph Heller’s madcap satire, Catch-22. […]
The Extinction of Irena Rey, by Jennifer Croft
When she finishes a new novel, Polish author Irena Rey, summons her translators from around […]
Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
Trigger warning for brief interpersonal violence. One of the things that makes fiction great is […]
In Her Defense, by Philippa Malicka
Trigger warning for very brief mentions of child sexual abuse. Philippa Malicka’s In Her Defense […]
Zone Rouge, by Michael Jerome Plunkett
The Battle of Verdun ended on December 18, 1916. Millions of artillery and gas shells […]
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine
Raja’s mother drives him insane. He spends a lot of Rabih Alameddine’s affecting new novel, […]
What Hunger, by Catherine Dang
Trigger warning for cannibalism and brief depiction of rape. The Nguyen family works very hard […]
Waterline, by Aram Mrjoian
Trigger warning for references to suicide. The Kurkjians lot in life seems to be misery. […]
The Usual Desire to Kill, by Camille Barnes
There’s no one who can get on our nerves like family can. This is certainly […]