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- 3 days ago
Review of Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Sandwich is another case of beautifully wrought complications and mutual adoration from Catherine Newman, with unapologetically...
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- Apr 11
Review of Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
Emily Habeck's debut novel offers an unusual premise in which one member of a newlywed couple begins transforming into a great white...
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- Mar 28
Review of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The tone of Martyr! was tough for me to get a handle on for much of the book. The story is dark, nerve-racking, irreverent, tragic, and...
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- Mar 5
Review of Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin
I loved Enid's complicated, loving mother-daughter relationship as well as her best-friendship. But I was distracted by what felt like...
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- Feb 7
Review of Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
In Beautyland, Bertino offers a poignant, funny, strange story full of extraterrestrial observations of humans and their behavior that...
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- Jan 17
Review of Lone Women by Victor LaValle
LaValle mixes a Western setting with strong feminist messages, magical realism, haunting elements, and the terrifying, freeing truth in...