Leïla Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny is a ripping good psychological thriller with plenty to say about society and privilege. … More Get the Chills with The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani
What happens when a guilt-ridden surgeon meets a violent sociopath? Nothing good. This visceral Man Booker Prize finalist pits reason against base instinct aboard a whaling vessel in the 19th century. … More The North Water, by Ian McGuire: Book Review
“… the story you know is never the real one.” Euphoria is an elegant, heartfelt exploration of love, jealousy, and pride in a wholly unique setting. Love triangles are nothing new in literature, so the fact that one figures so prominently in Lily King’s story could have easily caused it to devolve into a fairly … More Book Review: Euphoria, by Lily King
“The only love that feels like love is the doomed kind. (Fun fact.)” Dept. of Speculation first caught my eye when The New York Times Book Review called it one of the top 10 books of 2014, but it wasn’t until I read more about it in The Morning News‘ Tournament of Books that I really felt … More Dept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill: Book Review
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.” At the risk of overstating things, All the Light We Cannot See is far and away the most sumptuous, beautiful, and heartfelt book I’ve read in a great while. This is a book to get swept away in. Werner Pfennig is … More Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
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