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‘Mrs. Dalloway’ Review: Virginia Woolf’s Stream of Consciousness
‘Mrs. Dalloway’ Review: Virginia Woolf’s Stream of Consciousness
Readers may find themselves at odds with the stream of consciousness writing style, but that is more a matter of taste than an objective flaw.

Readers may find themselves at odds with the stream of consciousness writing style, but that is more a matter of taste than an objective flaw.

manga reviews
‘Uzumaki’ Manga Review: Junji Ito’s Spiral Into Horror
‘Uzumaki’ Manga Review: Junji Ito’s Spiral Into Horror
The manga delivers remarkable, chilling and masterful illustrations of a seaside Japanese town, psychological madness and creative, spiral-shaped body-horror.
Written by Noah Petrillo
novel reviews
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Review: Octopus Marcellus and His Humans
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Review: Octopus Marcellus and His Humans
Bringing readers in close to an octopus’s perceptions of the world may help them empathize more with the difficulties they face living on a planet overrun by humans.
Written by Susan Dawson-Cook
novel reviews
‘The Midnight Library’ Review: Clear Themes, Unclear Rules
‘The Midnight Library’ Review: Clear Themes, Unclear Rules
Because most of us hit rock bottom at one time or another, many readers will connect to Nora’s desperate situation and feel compelled to reflect on their own life choices.
Written by Susan Dawson-Cook
novel reviews
‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Review: On Accepting Yourself and Others
‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Review: On Accepting Yourself and Others
In showing Eleanor’s gradual transformation from an isolated individual to someone who is ready to accept both herself and others, Honeyman succeeds in producing a moving and relatable story on needing supportive human connections to thrive as a person.
Written by Younjoo Sang
novel reviews
‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ Review: Aesthetic Prose in WWII Greece
‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ Review: Aesthetic Prose in WWII Greece
Critics are divided on whether “Corelli” is a great work of poetic fiction or a dull bit of ballooned up writing.
Written by Quentin Görres

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Reviews

‘Uzumaki’ Manga Review: Junji Ito’s Spiral Into Horror

The manga delivers remarkable, chilling and masterful illustrations of a seaside Japanese town, psychological madness and creative, spiral-shaped body-horror.

‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Review: Octopus Marcellus and His Humans

Bringing readers in close to an octopus’s perceptions of the world may help them empathize more with the difficulties they face living on a planet overrun by humans.

‘The Midnight Library’ Review: Clear Themes, Unclear Rules

Because most of us hit rock bottom at one time or another, many readers will connect to Nora’s desperate situation and feel compelled to reflect on their own life choices.

‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Review: On Accepting Yourself and Others

In showing Eleanor’s gradual transformation from an isolated individual to someone who is ready to accept both herself and others, Honeyman succeeds in producing a moving and relatable story on needing supportive human connections to thrive as a person.

‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ Review: Aesthetic Prose in WWII Greece

Critics are divided on whether “Corelli” is a great work of poetic fiction or a dull bit of ballooned up writing.

‘The Western Canon’ Review: Is Western Literature Actually the Best?

‘Black Prophetic Fire’ Review: The Genius of Influential Black Figures

A Review of ‘The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge’

‘Apartheid Israel’ Review: Is the South Africa Analogy Helpful?

‘The Anxiety of Influence’ Review: How Poets Struggle Against Each Other

‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ Review: Aesthetic Prose in WWII Greece

‘Girl, Interrupted’ Book Review: Sanity, Insanity and the Female Experience