A new short story collection by Lorrie Moore had me giddy with anticipation when it arrived on my doorstep lo those many months ago when the arctic February winds howled and most of Minnesota was…
Browsing Category Books
Midwestern Gothic
Here’s a confession: when a book’s description mentions how it takes place in 18something, my eyes immediately glaze over from anticipated boredom. Same goes for anything that takes place during any war be it Civil,…
Damn, I’m Glad I Read That Book
I picked up Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie because Jeff O’Neal at Book Riot named it his favorite book of 2013. Plus, I had never read anything by Adichie though her novels seem universally lauded….
Worth Every Second of the Wait
After reading Christa’s review of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrimseries, I’m inclined to think 2010 was some kind of golden year in literature that has yet to be duplicated. This has nothing to do with…
The Martian
Mark Watney is fucked. He says so in the first line of Andy Weir’s sci-fi sensation The Martian. Mark’s been left for dead by his other astronaut buddies after an accident. While the rest of…
A Prickly Novel
Well now. The time has come to talk about An Untamed State by Roxane Gay. If you have been living under a rock and haven’t heard of Roxane Gay, get thee to Google. She’s an…