‘Laughter in the Dark’ novel review By Ethan Gibson, Contributor Vladimir Nabokov, author of the scandalous Lolita, created (and translated into English) another darkly comical tale of illicit romance gone…
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‘Feel Free’ book review By Ethan Gibson, Columnist 5/5 Some authors are known for one work above all else. J.K. Rowling will always be remembered for her Harry…
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‘Dark Tales’ book review By Ethan Gibson, Columnist 4.5/5 Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) is best known for her novel The Haunting of Hill House and her infamous short story…
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Perfume is remarkable for the wicked delight it takes in describing in rich detail the smells of 18th-century France.
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This is, above all, a novel not just of lost love, but of love unrealized and unexplored.
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The bold hypothesis of the novel is that if the present power-disparity between men and women was reversed, society would fail to progress.
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It’s essentially a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Hamlet, but with an intriguing twist: The novel is narrated by a fetus.
