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‘A Wish in the Dark’ Review: A Good Retelling of ‘Les Mis’?
‘A Wish in the Dark’ Review: A Good Retelling of ‘Les Mis’?
The powerful project onto the powerless, while the powerless work to escape their projections.
Written by Stanford Mendenhall
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‘Wuthering Heights’ Book Review: Obsession, Race and Class
‘Wuthering Heights’ Book Review: Obsession, Race and Class
The fact that readers and students continue to debate the book and that such controversy and anger is raised when a new movie version appears is testament to Emily Brontë’s powers as a storyteller.
Written by Kate Jones
Virginia Woolf: How She Shed Light On Women’s Mental Health
Virginia Woolf: How She Shed Light On Women’s Mental Health
"a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
Written by Kate Jones
Ernest Cline: From Screenwriter to Bestselling Author of ‘Ready Player One’
Ernest Cline: From Screenwriter to Bestselling Author of ‘Ready Player One’
“Being human totally sucks most of the time."
Written by Eleanor Jones
Tillie Olsen: Author, Communist, Feminist Icon, Liar?
Tillie Olsen: Author, Communist, Feminist Icon, Liar?
Olsen declared feeling that domestic duties led to an erosion of a woman’s selfhood.
Written by Kate Jones

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All Pieces

‘A Wish in the Dark’ Review: A Good Retelling of ‘Les Mis’?

The powerful project onto the powerless, while the powerless work to escape their projections.

‘Wuthering Heights’ Book Review: Obsession, Race and Class

The fact that readers and students continue to debate the book and that such controversy and anger is raised when a new movie version appears is testament to Emily Brontë’s powers as a storyteller.

Virginia Woolf: How She Shed Light On Women’s Mental Health

"a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

Ernest Cline: From Screenwriter to Bestselling Author of ‘Ready Player One’

“Being human totally sucks most of the time."

Tillie Olsen: Author, Communist, Feminist Icon, Liar?

Olsen declared feeling that domestic duties led to an erosion of a woman’s selfhood.

An Excerpt from ‘American Destiny,’ A Memoir About a Family Caught Between Italy and the U.S.

Why College Students Should Read More Uncomfortable Books

‘More Happy Than Not’ Review: Can Pride Come Without Fear?

6 Characters With Schizophrenia Who Capture My Experience

Finding Myself: Psychiatric Hospitals, London and Writing

5 Books About Bipolar Disorder: How I Stopped Feeling Alone

‘Mere Christianity’ Review: Not Enough Evidence or Focus

‘Exercises in Style’ Review: How to Decipher Queneau’s Prose

‘A Wish in the Dark’ Review: A Good Retelling of ‘Les Mis’?

12 Best Books About Palestine: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir and Poetry

The Best Young Adult Books, According to Actual Ratings

18 Best Books About the Afterlife: Novels, Series, Memoirs and More

Best Books About Anxiety: 13 Insightful Reads to Calm Your Mind