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Book review: ‘My Absolute Darling’ by Gabriel Tallent

February 4, 2020March 23, 20201 Comment

At just 14 years old, Turtle has already experienced trauma beyond most of us. Martin, her father, is a survivalist misogynist who loves her crookedly and dangerously. This novel is a dedication to seeing the world accurately, without veneer. The level of meticulous and beautiful detail Tallent weaves into his plot means that we miss little. We see it all.

Poetry collection review: “Nothing is okay” by Rachel Wiley

November 4, 2019Leave a comment

My favorite poets are the ones that deal with the raw shit - the bits that make your stomach squelch and ring in your head because you know that at some time, some where, you felt this poem before you read it.

Book review: ‘The Boy, the Boat and the Beast’ by Samantha M. Clark

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019Leave a comment

This book is a beautifully crafted, bright and deep novel which addresses some really heavy subjects: toxic masculinity, fear, abuse, protection and growing up. And yet, it manages to deliver its lessons on the sly, distracting the reader with perilous plot and beautiful imagery until you hit the sucker-punch ending.

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