Soviet Daughter by Julia Alekseyeva
Catherine Carberry reviews Soviet Daughter by Julia Alekseyeva today in Rumpus Books.
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Gutshot by Amelia Gray
Catherine Carberry reviews Gutshot by Amelia Gray today in Rumpus Books.
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I Am Sorry to Think I Have Raised a Timid Son by Kent Russell
Catherine Carberry reviews I Am Sorry to Think I Have Raised a Timid Son by Kent Russell today in Rumpus Books.
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Ruby by Cynthia Bond
Catherine Carberry reviews RUBY by Cynthia Bond today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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In Calamity’s Wake by Natalee Caple
Catherine Carberry reviews IN CALAMITY’S WAKE by Natalee Caple today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Call Me Brooklyn by Eduardo Lago
Catherine Carberry reviews Eduardo Lago’s CALL ME BROOKLYN today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Lotería by Mario Alberto Zambrano
Catherine Carberry reviews Mario Alberto Zambrano’s LOTERIA today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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“A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,” by Anthony Marra
Some novels defy gravity, spanning years and crossing ruined landscapes and entire solar systems of characters while still maintaining an ethereal, almost impossible lightness. Anthony Marra’s debut novel is one of them, and it does indeed call to mind an astronomical marvel. Taking place in war-ravaged Chechnya across a decade, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena […]
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“Fight Song,” by Joshua Mohr
Fight Song, Joshua Mohr’s fourth novel, is a suburban picaresque about a character cursed with a name that highlights his own mediocrity and the futility of his efforts: Bob Coffen. In line with the schlubby antiheroes of Sam Lipstye and Gary Shteyngart’s novels, Bob is set in his ways; he is self-loathing but also unable […]
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“Scenes from Early Life,” by Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher’s Scenes from Early Life is a novel in name only. In recording and embellishing the memories of his Bengali husband, Hensher creates a vibrant family album, a literary scrap book, and an index of interconnected events and fragmented memories.
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