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Meaning and mortality in kaveh akbar’s MARTYR!
This tender story unfolds with enough levity to balance out the weight of its existential themes.…
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Live, Laugh, Love, Lapvona
In Lapvona, Moshfegh’s obsession with the vile and dirty amplifies. Every inch of the town is…
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The Deepest Blue: Love and Light in Bluets
Beyond heartbreak and grief, Nelson also meditates on everything from sex to loneliness. Above all, Bluets…
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Class and Connection in Sally Rooney’s “Mr. Salary”
As Rooney’s career reaches new heights, I find myself coming back to “Mr. Salary” to revisit…
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Love, Loss, and Longing in Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
For Toru, memory is fleeting, but the feelings of love and loss that defined his youth…
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Sex, Suicide, and Suburban Malaise: A Review of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The girls seem to be an afterthought from the start. This is their story, and yet,…
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