I’m glad that I read The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri. before I read Rodaan al Galidi’s Two Blankets, Three … More
Category: review
The Marquise of O—, by Heinrich von Kleist
Trigger warning for references to rape. The only good thing I can say about Heinrich von Kleist’s The Marquise of … More
A Sportsman's Notebook, by Ivan Turgenev
A Sportsman’s Notebook (also called A Sportsman’s Sketches) contains short vignettes and stories by Ivan Turgenev, written in the 1850s … More
The Night Country, by Melissa Albert
At the end of The Hazel Wood, Alice Crewe had escaped the bonds of her story, sacrificed much, and was … More
This week on the bookish internet
It’s been a slow week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but here are some goodies from around the bookish internet: … More
The Cooking Gene, by Michael W. Twitty
In 2012, Michael W. Twitty kickstarted what he called the Southern Discomfort Tour. The tour sprang from a life-long curiosity … More
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. I’ve passed on a lot … More
Lavinia, by Ursula K. Le Guin
When I was an undergraduate, I took a classical literature class in which I read the Iliad, the Odyssey, and … More
The Murder of Harriet Monckton, by Elizabeth Haynes
Trigger warning for rape. Elizabeth Haynes took her inspiration for The Murder of Harriet Monckton from actual historical documents about … More
Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje
Nathaniel’s mother, Rose, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. As he narrates Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje, Nathaniel … More