Teenagers may be the most infuriating people on the planet. Even while they’re confused, hormonal, […]
Mother Night, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Both Jews and Christians believe that their actions are recorded and reviewed after death. They […]
Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong
Ruth Young is in a difficult place. In Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong, fresh from the […]
Red Clocks, by Leni Zumas
There are two things that changed the playing field for women in the United States: […]
Little Reunions, by Eileen Chang
Never published during her life time, Eileen Chang’s Little Reunions is a highly autobiographical novel of […]
The Maze at Windermere, by Gregory Blake Smith
Shakespeare said it first: “The course of true love never did run smooth.” This is […]
The Association of Small Bombs, by Karan Mahajan
Whenever there is a terrorist attack or a mass shooting, after the victims are counted, […]
A Separation, by Katie Kitamura
As a translator, the narrator of Katie Kitamura’s complex examination of a dead marriage, A Separation, […]
The Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich
The Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich, didn’t quite make sense to me until I […]
The Houseguest, by Kim Brooks
What do we owe one another? This question and some of its variations keep coming […]