Tag: book reviews
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The end of capitalism is (or should be) nigh
A comprehensive guide to addressing the flaws of contemporary capitalism and its relationship to climate change. Is it possible to be…practically hopeful for our future? If so, then Kit Webster’s work here sums up what that might look like. As we move into the third decade of the millennium, we have begun to see the ramifications…
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Book Review: The stinging reality of Black Buck
In this contemporary moment, “Black Buck” has now come to mean a person of color who stands as a leader of revolutionary defiance against the white American will.
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“Reader, I married…my book.”
On reading Praying with Jane Eyre as a sacred text. Dearest reader, Have you ever read or owned a book—or series—that, when the weather hits just right, or the anniversary of when this book first meant something more to you looms near, you pick up for the hundredth time in its lifespan on your shelf…
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Book Review – Brown Album by Porochista Khakpour
What You Are: Identity and Essay as Ownership in Porochista Khakpour’s Brown Album
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Adrift for a Moment: A Proletarian Reading of The Decameron Project
This concise rebranding of the short story form has done something critically restorative for our shifting society: it has made the realm of narrative fiction a privilege affordable for all.
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Goodreads Review Roundup
I have quite a few short reviews from my Goodreads account that I figured might be a good place to begin sharing my taste with those interested in reading these reviews. Below, you’ll find key stats such as which edition I read from (sometimes I buy the UK version if I like their book design…