Review: The Idiot by Elif Batumann
While I enjoyed some aspects of the protagonist, the intellectual explorations of linguistics, and some character portrayals, I was not…
Tag: Contemporary
Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
‘Lock the door, stay inside, and don’t let anybody in, you hear me?’ Those aren’t zombie survival tips. Just normal…
Review: Wish Me Home by Kay Bratt
She was homeless and could barely fend for herself. How was she supposed to be responsible for another creature? What…
Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
When someone told me this story reminded them of Flowers in the Attic, I should have taken that more seriously….
Review: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
What would happen if you put a father whose only wish is to fit in, a mother regretting her own…
Review: The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker The Animators was a total surprise and its plot, as well as introspective passages,…