Ito Romo’s Filth Eaters explores fascinating ideas about Meso-American vampires and ancestral memory, but flat characters, rushed storytelling, and dry prose undermine its potential.
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Stoner by John Williams | Finding Meaning in an Ordinary Life
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.
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.