Category Archives: contemporary

By: Salman Rushdie Disclaimer: my year of absence from this blog was due to life changes, not a lack of reading. I finished some amazing books in Summer 2023 but could not bring myself to write about them. The two semesters of college that followed were filled with influential novels and cultural short stories thatContinue reading “Shame”

By: Mona Awad The essence of both female rage and yearning seems to have been injected into the storyline of Bunny. The hypnotic events that take place are a sickening mix of Mean Girls and Suspiria, with the Christian Slater reference drawing in some traits from the classic Heathers. Despite this familiar foundation, the plotContinue reading “Bunny”

Novel By: Sally Rooney Love, death, college, and careers are variables that shape an individual’s life. In Normal People, they are presented through a new, but frighteningly ordinary light. This story follows the unique yet completely realistic relationship between Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan; two oddly connected humans that are figuring out their respective placesContinue reading “Normal People”