My review of Stoner by John Williams, exploring why this quiet literary classic remains one of the most moving novels about purpose, love, and ordinary lives.
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Buzzard by Inez Ray Review: A Chilling Dystopian Debut
My review of Buzzard by Inez Ray, a timely dystopian novel that explores reproductive rights, propaganda, and how ordinary people become complicit in authoritarian systems.
Last Summer in the City Review: Living in the Leftovers of Postwar Italy
Last Summer in the City follows a young man drifting through 1960s Rome, but beneath its languid romance lies a meditation on postwar identity, inherited trauma, and the search for meaning.
Milkteeth by Caitlin Starling: Book Review
My review of Milkteeth by Caitlin Starling, a vampire horror novella exploring motherhood, labor, and bodily transformation.
Boulder by Eva Baltasar Review: A Poetic Exploration of Motherhood and Freedom
A review of Boulder by Eva Baltasar, a lyrical and incisive novel about freedom, motherhood, desire, and the limits of domestic life.
Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh: A Review
A vampire novel with little bite.
Book Review: Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Sátántangó is a bleak and darkly comedic portrayal of how isolation can lead to profound alienation, desperation, and susceptibility to manipulation.
Saving the Fire by Itamar Vieira Junior: Book Review
Trauma runs deep in the waters of the Paraguaçu river and the Silva family.
The Melancholy of Resistance: Book Review
A literary review of The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai, exploring apocalypse, social collapse, and authoritarian control.