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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: February 8, 2018July 15, 2021

Speak No Evil, by Uzodinma Iweala

When should a friend meddle in one’s life? And when should a friend stay silent? […]

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Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: February 6, 2018February 3, 2018

The Darkling Bride, by Laura Andersen

Carragh Ryan’s job at Deeprath Castle begins with a very odd job interview. She doesn’t […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: February 4, 2018February 1, 2018

A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding, by Jackie Copleton

Amaterasu Takahashi thinks she is the last member of her family. Her husband has died. […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 29, 2018January 27, 2018

Dogs at the Perimeter, by Madeleine Thien

Janie is haunted. Her memories of family members she lost during the reign of the […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 26, 2018January 23, 2018

Hotel Silence, by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Jónas is the kind of man who lives for others. He’s kind. He’s accommodating. But […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 25, 2018January 22, 2018

Where the Dead Sit Talking, by Brandon Hobson

Brandon Hobson’s Where the Dead Sit Talking covers the summer in the life of Sequoyah, a […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 21, 2018January 20, 2018

Peculiar Ground, by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s Peculiar Ground meditates on the function and meaning of walls. The themes of separation, incarceration, […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 18, 2018July 15, 2021

Tench, by Inge Schilperoord

Why do people commit crimes? Most mystery novels tell us that the most common motives […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 9, 2018January 7, 2018

The Invention of Ana, by Mikkel Rosengaard

I think Mikkel Rosengaard gives us a hint for understanding The Invention of Ana early in […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: January 4, 2018July 25, 2018

Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn

Being a word nerd, I glory in the lexical vastness of the English language. And […]

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