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The challenge of picaresque novels is that they have to end. The form Pasolini chose here matches the content. The kids he describes, almost always boys, are drifting through life – through money, through sexual ....
I read another of Coetzee’s novels a while back. I am pretty sure it was Disgrace. That I can’t say for sure tells you what I thought about it. It’s not that I thought it ....
The subtitle with the cover to support suggests the light touch Sol will take with this project, and this approach serves him quite well.A digression: When I was in college, we had been assigned to ....
Every once in a while, when I am stuck for what to read next, I will take a glance at a list of authors or award winners or something like that, to see if there ....
Absolutely terrifying. The flow of money, of equipment, the shift of mindsets. All of it working together to make the police forget the ‘serve’ part of their job. We seem to have forgotten the presumed ....
It is hard to describe the epic quality of Namwali Serpell’s epic first novel, The Old Drift. It is over 100 years in the lives of 3 families over 6 generations. It’s filled with memorable ....
I’m not sure why I kept this book on my shelf so long. I loved American Salvage so much that I think maybe I feared a sophomore slump. I shouldn’t have worried. This is another ....
When the biography of Chester Himes was published and received enthusiastic reviews, I was intrigued enough to see if I liked his work well enough to try the biography. So far, I am 1-1. I like ....
The only part of this book I don’t like is the title. What comes to mind when you think of the word “wicked”? Maybe it’s a deliberately antiquated word because the newest story here is ....
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all of the race-related resources out there – all of the books, podcasts, articles, links, movies, talks, webinars, trainings, etc. – and are wondering where to start, then I have ....