Layers of Perspective
Review
Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom, trans. Chi-Young Kim (New York: Knopf, 2011), or Please Look After Mother…
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A Master Story Teller
Review
Tim Gautreaux, Waiting for the Evening News: Stories of the Deep South (Sceptre, 2010).
Those Who Talk With Angels
Review
Eugene Vodolazkin, Laurus, trans. Lisa C. Hayden (London: OneWorld, 2015).
The Lure of the Light Side
Review
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, 2015. Directed by J. J. Abrams.
Bodies of Writing
Article
Most anime offerings are shallow or crass, which makes the good ones stand out all the more. They not only provide…
The Paradox of Murder Mysteries
Article
Daniel Taylor’s three mystery novels—Death Comes for the Deconstructionist (2014), Do We Not Bleed? (2017), and Woe to…
Betraying the Good Place
Article
By all normal “rules” of the world of television, a sitcom about the afterlife and moral philosophy should not have…
Hotly in Pursuit of Ron Hansen
Article
More often than not, the modern memoir proves to be a survivor’s field notes on the loss and reconstitution of self: a…
Stranger Things: The Deeper Meaning Behind a Netflix Sensation
Article
The award-winning original Netflix series, Stranger Things, recently had fans glued to their laptops when all eight…
Seeking Certainty in Uncertain Times: Two Historical Novels
Article
Lucy Beckett’s novel The Time Before You Die: A Novel of the Reformation effectively conveys a queasy, uncomfortable…