They’re No Soldiers: Ryan McIlvain’s The Radicals
The Radicals is the coming-of-age novel at its darkest: all the lessons are learned too late, if at all.
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Posts by: Kevin O'Kelly
Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein
Kevin O’Kelly reviews Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein today in Rumpus Books.
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The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson
Kevin O’Kelly reviews The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson today in Rumpus Books.
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The Making of Zombie Wars by Aleksandar Hemon
Kevin O’Kelly reviews The Making of Zombie Wars today in Rumpus Books.
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Eat My Heart Out by Zoe Pilger
Kevin O’Kelly reviews Eat My Heart Out by Zoe Pilger today in Rumpus Books.
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Give it to Me by Ana Castillo
Kevin O’Kelly reviews GIVE IT TO ME by Ana Castillo today in The Rumpus Books.
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All Russians Love Birch Trees by Olga Grjasnowa
Kevin O’Kelly reviews ALL RUSSIANS LOVE BIRCH TREES by Olga Grjasnowa today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Remember How I Told You I Loved You? by Gillian Linden
Kevin O’Kelly reviews Gillian Linden’s REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU I LOVED YOU? today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Conditions of Love by Dale Kushner
Kevin O’Kelly reviews Dale Kushner’s THE CONDITIONS OF LOVE today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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“This Close,” by Jessica Francis Kane
An unfinished sentence tells you a marriage is over. An unanswered question reveals the emotional void at the heart of a family. Jessica Francis Kane’s short story collection This Close is rich with such moments. A throwaway remark is just enough to reveal the gulf between two people.
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