A Girl on the Shore

A Girl on the Shore

Review A Girl on the Shore is a manga that I didn’t know that I needed. It’s a story about two youths, struggling with an oppressive ennui that leads them…
Another Brooklyn

Another Brooklyn

Review I first encountered Jacqueline Woodson through her bite-sized memoir, Before Her, earlier this year and I was so in love with her prose that I knew I needed to…
Carrie

Carrie

Review I hate to admit that I held off on reading this book for a long time. I had watched the 1976 and 2013 films and figured that the films…
Miao Dao

Miao Dao

Review Of the Dark Corners stories I’ve read so far, I can tell already that Miao Dao will probably be my favorite and is by far one of the strongest…
The Sign of the Beast

The Sign of the Beast

Review What I admire most about Oates’ brand of suspenseful horror is that she truly understands the predatory nature of people. Mrs. S——, Howard's Sunday school teacher, is a sexual…