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human acts review

Human Acts: A Review

13 March 201713 March 2017Leave a comment

In May 1980, the South Korean military fired upon students demonstrating against the closing of a university in Gwangju. The next two weeks saw militias and grieving mothers alike organizing to protest the brutality of the country's de facto president, Chun Doo-hwan. Human Acts, the third of Han Kang's novels to be translated into English, … Continue reading Human Acts: A Review

the impossible fortress

The Impossible Fortress: A Review

8 March 20176 March 2017Leave a comment

Combine Ernest Cline's Ready Player One with Ellen Wittlinger's Hard Love, add just a dash of Milk Money, and what do you get? The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak, a light read about teenage programmers in late-20th-century New Jersey that proved to be unputdownable. On its surface, the plot of The Impossible Fortress is one … Continue reading The Impossible Fortress: A Review

universal harvester review

Universal Harvester: A Review

6 March 20175 February 2020Leave a comment

The Mountain Goats lead singer John Darnielle is back with another nostalgic horror novel. Universal Harvester, the unrelated follow-up to Wolf in White Van, pitches readers into a VHS rental store in Iowa, where someone is taping cryptic and appalling scenes over the cassettes. Like its predecessor, Darnielle's second novel doesn't try to be flashy … Continue reading Universal Harvester: A Review

spaniel rage review

Spaniel Rage: A Review

21 February 201721 February 2017Leave a comment

In 2003, an artist living her post-college life in New York City made it her mission to draw one thing every day. Vanessa Davis didn't always manage to meet her goals, but the resulting book, Spaniel Rage is well worth the effort. The most striking thing about Spaniel Rage is how relevant it feels today. … Continue reading Spaniel Rage: A Review

binti review

Binti: A Review

30 January 201729 January 2017Leave a comment

In many ways, Binti resembles the kind of "exceptional child goes to exceptional school" story that has become popular in the post-Potter age. But Nnedi Okorafor's Afrofuturist novella has much more to offer readers than a trite fantasy. It's the story of 16-year-old Binti, a member of the Himba people, who defies her family's wishes … Continue reading Binti: A Review

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