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Tag: Book Review

March 15, 2023March 14, 2023 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

How do we short-circuit control? A Review of Nonbinary by Genesis P-Orridge

While Genesis lived a life that may sometimes seem almost alien, s/he was still very much human—but maybe that’s what makes h/er message resound so strongly with h/er readers.

March 13, 2023March 14, 2023 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

On the Cult of Romance: A Review Of “Cult Classic” by Megha Ganapathy

Below the fantastical, postmodern surface of algorithms, experiments, and an omniscient entity, however, there lies the story of a young woman, who is terrified to give up control to the universe— afraid of what demons she might uncover if she looks back even for a second.

March 1, 2023February 27, 2023 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

Words vs. Numbers: A Review of Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake

A book Margaret Atwood would deem speculative fiction, Oryx and Crake explores the devaluation of the arts within a rapidly expanding society that heavily relies on scientific inventions.

February 27, 2023February 21, 2023 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

Fantasy Women: A Review of First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

Murakami has a record of sexualizing his female characters, leaving them underdeveloped, and if they were films, his books would not pass the Bechdel test.

February 15, 2023February 13, 2023 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

Knowing Your Audience: A Review of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers

Book Lovers is a story that centers on love, but is more than romance.

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Trisha Iley Book Reviews

The Power of Leaving: A Review of None But The Righteous, by Chantal James

With its maze-like layers, James chose an ambitious project for a debut novel.

September 30, 2022September 28, 2022 Trisha Iley Book Reviews

Miraculous Space: A Review of Dog Flowers by Danielle Geller

An intricate life, laden with all of its relational off-ramps and delicate emotional networks, has been organized into this memoir but remains fundamentally intact — raw — in a way that only an archivist could manage.

February 23, 2022February 20, 2022 Trisha Iley Book Reviews

Abuse, Neglect, and Escape: A Book Review of Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Reading a story through memories feels like an old movie, a movie that predates the Second World War.

February 4, 2022February 2, 2022 Berkeley Fiction Review Book Reviews

Everyday Strength and Struggle: Review of Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery

When we “keep faith” in the face of catastrophe, we discover new strength within ourselves to keep going.

January 3, 2022January 2, 2022 Trisha Iley Book Reviews, Magazine

Coarsely, Shockingly Real: A Review of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Unlikeable main characters abound in modern fiction, and this novel does not break that mold.

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