At the outset of Tiffany Tsao’s The Majesties, Doll Worono has suffered a nearly instantaneous […]
A Ladder to the Sky, by John Boyne
It’s not enough for a writer to have a way with words, dedication, and “a […]
Night Theater, by Vikram Paralkar
There are many kinds of desperation on display in Vikram Paralkar’s affecting novel, Night Theater. […]
Two Blankets, Three Sheets, by Rodaan al Galidi
I’m glad that I read The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri. before I read Rodaan […]
The Marquise of O—, by Heinrich von Kleist
Trigger warning for references to rape. The only good thing I can say about Heinrich […]
A Sportsman’s Notebook, by Ivan Turgenev
A Sportsman’s Notebook (also called A Sportsman’s Sketches) contains short vignettes and stories by Ivan […]
The French Lieutenant’s Woman, by John Fowles
John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman is this month’s reading group book for The Guardian. […]
Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje
Nathaniel’s mother, Rose, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. As he narrates […]
Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward
In Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, the Batiste family is lurching through life. Ever since the children’s […]
How We Disappeared, by Jing-Jing Lee
Trigger warning for rape. The exact number of “comfort women“—women who were enslaved by the […]