The Maris Review, vol 20
More and more it seems that Neil Gaiman has been a textbook case of the kind of Bad Man for whom sexual assault and abuse of power is never just a one-off or even a five-off event.
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The Maris Review, vol 71
In which I discuss books by a very distant relative and an all-time favorite author. What I read this week A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews Miriam Toews is one of my favorite writers, and All My Puny Sorrows is one of my favorite novels. Like, top
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Welcome to your new weekly book recommendations list. If you have any requests, please email me at themarisreview@gmail.com. From Anna Leah: I’m always looking for literary page-turners, ideally by a non-man. Some fave fiction pieces include: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (yes, slow)
The Maris Review, vol 70
What I read this week Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Before I go on you should know that The God of Small Things is one of my favorite modern novels. I did a re-read about a year ago and it more than held up. So there'
The Maris Review, vol 69
Nice. What I read this week Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian I am a sucker for books that treat (or feature characters that treat) love and desire and betrayal as phenomena to be studied using academic tools, the kind you might find in, say, a graduate program in literature. I