Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
truly one of the greatest recent works of fiction
Tag: novel review
Cygnet by Season Butler
a solid contemporary novel
the red and the black by stendhal
a stream of blogsciousness
The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
powerful novel that should be better known
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys
excellent mid-life crisis novel
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
a solid, if unambitious, novel from a major contemporary voice
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
a stupid person’s idea of a clever novel; fun but flimsy
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
acclaimed canadian steampunky slavery novel
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
it’s the most wonderful book of the year
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
some creepy southern Gothic…
The First Day by Phil Harrison
mainstream literary fiction that I very nearly love
Old Filth by Jane Gardam
my thoughts on literature and class
Tell Them Of Battles, Kings and Elephants by Mathias Enard
high grade historical fiction and the blogger hits some snags
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
ideologically, i’d love to tear this apart, but i cannot…
Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
there ain’t no fool like a holy fool
Journey To The End of the Night by Céline
accidentally read a book by a nazi
Triumph Of The Now 