A bracing dose of retro-strangeness.
Tag: America
Sex and death with Tennessee Williams
In his two Pulitzer-winning plays Tennessee Williams puts the light on the shadowy corners of desire.
Review: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor continues to explore Black, queer Midwest life.
Review: The Essential Emily Dickinson (selected by Joyce Carol Oates)
Strange, precise and elusive poetry.
Review: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
It’s about whales.
Review: The Portrait Of A Lady by Henry James
A novel that does what it says, painting a portrait of an ambitious and charming young woman as she seeks to experience all life has to offer.
Review: Real Life by Brandon Taylor
An aching novel of a young man trying to find a place in the world.
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