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Book Reviews

My unique, insightful commentary on the books that I've read

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House of Leaves
by Mark Danielewski

An untraditional horror story with unreliable narrators, tangents, and character-driven dynamics

A fantastic memoir that will completely reframe how you think about death. Links to external site where the book review first appeared.

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Dandelion is Dead
by Rosie Storey

A hollow read whose character development misses the mark

Beasts of No Nation
by Uzodinma Iweala

Why the harrowing war novel falls short

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The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

How it all comes together to form one of the best books that I have ever read

A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth

Is it a suitable read for you? 

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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens

Why the best-selling novel of all time is overrated.

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

How Min Jin Lee's best-selling novel hits on and misses certain elements of its title: Pachinko.

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Why Hosseini's second work multigenerational story unlike any other. Includes a comparison to the literary classics Pachinko and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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