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Book Review of Megha Majumdar’s “A Burning”: Social media, news, and factual reporting
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Megha Majumdar’s debut novel was released in June 2020 and what a stellar first novel! Majumdar was born in Kolkata and now lives in New York after moving the U.S. for studying. … Continue reading
A Review of Elena Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults”: a perfect study of human nature
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Ciao miei cari lettori! Oggi io voglio palare di uno degli autori più famosi d’italia, Elena Ferrante. Today, I wanted to take you on a little literary journey and share some personal … Continue reading
Brexit Literature: a complete review of Jonathan Coe’s “The Rotters’ Club” trilogy including “Middle England”
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. This post as been a long time coming and I am so glad to be able to finally review all three of Jonathan Coe’s novels from his accidental trilogy, The Rotters’ Club. … Continue reading
Review of Lionel Shriver’s new novel “The Motion of the Body through Space”: political correctness and exercise culture
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Lionel Shriver’s novel, The Motion of the Body Through Space, came out when Australia was in a strict lockdown and it seemed like a no-brainer for me to pick this one up. … Continue reading
“my wife said you may want to marry me”: a review of Jason B. Rosenthal’s memoir
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I wanted to like this book. I really did. As many of you know, I review and write a lot about grief here on Bound2Books so this memoir from Jason B. Rosenthal … Continue reading
“American Dirt” Was Written for White People and it Shows
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I didn’t intend on reading or reviewing this book until it was picked for a book club I attend. I felt very apprehensive about reading it because I had read so many … Continue reading
Gardening and Grief: A Review of “The Accidental Tour Guide” by Mary Moody
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. If you’re a veteran subscriber of Bound2Books you know that I have written quite a few reviews on literature relating to death, loss, and cancer. The reason for this has been selfish … Continue reading
Review of Bae Suah’s “Untold Night and Day”: reflections and repetitions
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I received Bae Suah’s novel as an Easter present. Considering we are all in lock-down at the moment, I welcomed a new book to read. I am a fan of Korean literature … Continue reading
5 Things I Learnt About Life Thanks to Catherine Gray’s Book “The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary”
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. We find ourselves in weird times. Many of us have lost jobs. Others are trying to work from home while trying to look after children and family. Uncertainty is common place and … Continue reading
