Posts Tagged: book review

Daddy’s Girl Sees Daddy’s Scars in The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley

Reviewed By Alli Hoff Kosik

March 21st, 2017

[Tinti] has cleverly illustrated the tender relationship between a father and his little girl, the respect a daughter has for her dad, and the lengths that both of them will travel to protect one another. ...more

Han Yujoo, Wild Child of the South Korean Literary Scene

Reviewed By Tara Cheesman

March 20th, 2017

The Impossible Fairy Tale presents a dark and fraught conception of childhood. ...more

J. M. Coetzee’s “Bread and Beans” Writing

Reviewed By Christian Kriticos

March 16th, 2017

I am fixated by this detail of the bread and beans because it strikes me that Coetzee’s prose might itself be described as “bread and beans” writing: short, declarative sentences, with a fairly simple vocabulary. ...more

Against Everything and the Arbitrary Nature of Success in Trump’s America

Reviewed By Andrew Harnish

March 14th, 2017

Each essay is animated by the conviction Greif articulates in his preface: that many of the reasons for our most common habits are wrong. ...more

Everyday Violence in Mariana Enríquez’s Things We Lost in the Fire

Reviewed By Mary Vensel White

March 13th, 2017

In Enríquez’s Argentina, superstitions and folk tales live side-by-side with stories of actual violence and horror. ...more

The Doorposts of Your House and on Your Gates by Jacob Bacharach

Reviewed By Leah Damski

March 9th, 2017

Leah Damski reviews The Doorposts of Your House and On Your Gates by Jacob Bacharach. ...more

An Arrangement of Skin by Anna Journey

Reviewed By Michalle Gould

March 7th, 2017

Michalle Gould reviews An Arrangement of Skin by Anna Journey today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

Reviewed By Chelsey Clammer

March 6th, 2017

Chelsey Clammer reviews Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Camanchaca by Diego Zúñiga

Reviewed By Graham Oliver

March 2nd, 2017

Graham Oliver reviews Camanchaca by Diego Zúñiga today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Lost Daughter Collective by Lindsey Drager

Reviewed By Ilana Masad

February 28th, 2017

Ilana Masad reviews The Lost Daughters Collective by Lindsey Drager today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Transit by Rachel Cusk

Reviewed By Ariel Djanikian

February 27th, 2017

Ariel Djanikian reviews Transit by Rachel Cusk today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Book of Endless Sleepovers by Henry Hoke

Reviewed By Allie Rowbottom

February 23rd, 2017

Allie Rowbottom reviews The Book of Endless Sleepovers by Henry Hoke today in Rumpus Books. ...more

4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster

Reviewed By Emily Burns Morgan

February 21st, 2017

Emily Burns Morgan reviews 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Abandon Me by Melissa Febos

Reviewed By Kea Krause

February 16th, 2017

Kea Krause reviews Abandon Me by Melissa Febos today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Culdesac by Robert Repino

Reviewed By Ian MacAllen

February 14th, 2017

Ian MacAllen reviews Culdesac by Robert Repino today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Reviewed By Ruth Joffre

February 13th, 2017

Ruth Joffre reviews The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Shadowbahn by Steve Erickson

Reviewed By Chris Vaughan

February 9th, 2017

Chris Vaughan reviews Shadowbahn by Steve Erickson today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

Reviewed By John Flynn-York

February 7th, 2017

John Flynn-York reviews Universal Harvester by John Darnielle today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Patricide by D. Foy

Reviewed By Daulton Dickey

February 6th, 2017

Daulton Dickey reviews Patricide by D. Foy today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

Reviewed By Jason Arthur

February 2nd, 2017

Jason Arthur reviews Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Homesick for Another World by Otessa Moshfegh

Reviewed By John Maher

January 31st, 2017

John Maher reviews Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen

Reviewed By Bradley Babendir

January 30th, 2017

Bradley Babendir reviews The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Reviewed By Stacie Williams

January 26th, 2017

Stacie Williams reviews The Mothers by Brit Bennett today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

Reviewed By Sheba Karim

January 24th, 2017

Sheba Karim reviews Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Girlfriends, Ghosts and Other Stories by Robert Walser

Reviewed By Rafel Fernandez

January 23rd, 2017

Rafel Fernández reviews Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories by Robert Walser today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living edited by Manjula Martin

Reviewed By Elizabeth Stark

January 17th, 2017

Today in Rumpus Books, Elizabeth Stark reviews Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living, edited by Manjula Martin. ...more

Sirens by Joshua Mohr

Reviewed By Charles Kruger

January 16th, 2017

Charles Kruger reviews Sirens by Joshua Mohr today in Rumpus Books. ...more

Soviet Daughter by Julia Alekseyeva

Reviewed By Catherine Carberry

January 12th, 2017

Catherine Carberry reviews Soviet Daughter by Julia Alekseyeva today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh

Reviewed By Lawrence Lenhart

January 10th, 2017

Lawrence Lenhart reviews The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh today in Rumpus Books. ...more

The Revolutionaries Try Again by Mauro Javier Cardenas

Reviewed By Salvatore Ruggiero

January 9th, 2017

Salvatore Ruggiero reviews The Revolutionaries Try Again by Mauro Javier Cardenas today in Rumpus Books. ...more