In this review, the author delves into the plot summary and themes of Yevgeny Zamyatin We, the book that inspired Orwell’s 1984. While most people are familiar with George Orwell’s landmark dystopian novel 1984, which has led to terms like “Orwellian” and “Big Brother” becoming part of popular cultural language, far fewer are aware of […]
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a personal and different kind of catalog directed at finding and understanding the joy arising from the mundane. Read our review of it below. Ross Gay’s book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a collection of poems that explore the poetry of every day and weaves a sense of […]
Arthur Miller’s play, All My Sons, is an exceptional study of modern tragedy, focusing on the rapidly changing world under the influence of capital. Read its review here. Arthur Miller’s three-act play All My Sons, written in 1946 and produced for Broadway the following year, is popularly considered to be one of the finest modern […]
Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem, a science-fiction novel, mixes cultural history, theoretical physics and philosophical ponderings to create a gripping space thriller. Read its review below. Imagine this: Only four light-years away from our solar system lives another species, and they have heard humanity’s klaxon ringing in the vacuum of space. They are the Trisolarans, […]
Written by Heather Christle, The Crying Book delves into the act of crying, examining its causes and the various meanings and social implications it draws upon. More, in this review below. Heather Christle’s The Crying Book does not literally cry despite what its cover art may portray, but there are moments in there that can […]
Winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award, How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones is a moving testament to everything that makes us who we are, from our mother’s love to our sexual identity. Published in 2019 by Simon and Schuster, How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones […]