Russian literature has (deservedly) a reputation for being utterly depressing and heavy—which is why it’s […]
Bellevue, by David Oshinsky
When I read non-fiction, I usually end up reading something weird (Agent Zigzag or Grunt) or […]
Mr Splitfoot, by Samantha Hunt
Belief is a powerful thing. It can also be a dangerous thing, as we learn […]
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys
Based around the real sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, Ruta Sepetys’s novel, Salt to the Sea, […]
The Kitchen God’s Wife, by Amy Tan
Originally published in 1991, Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife gives us (well, at least me) […]
Babayaga, by Toby Barlow
Will van Wyck is an ordinary advertising man, working in France around 1960. On the […]
Where my critics at?
While reading Amy Hungerford’s article “On Refusing to Read,” which described how curiously blind literary […]
The Girl from Venice, by Martin Cruz Smith
Cenzo Vianello has been sitting out the war, fishing his family’s waters in the lagoons […]
The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck
Originally published in 1931, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck delivers a problematic (for oh so many […]
The Ballroom, by Anna Hope
After reading a couple of romance novels to get The Midwife out of my system, I […]