Tag: #book review
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Women in control
Here are four fine novels with women in the lead role. One is a fine example of contemporary crime fiction, and one is a double helix narrative set in today’s London and the late 18th century. The third novel deals with dissociative identity disorder, while the fourth is a stirring account of forbidden love and friendship between two women in the 17th century.
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From East to West, from North to South
The four novels today come from all points of the globe. From India to the UK, and from North America to South Korea. What unites these four novels, is the impeccable quality of the writing, no matter how different their genres are.
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The past and the future as windows to the present
With these four novels, our intrepid quartet of authors dig into the past or speculate on the future in order to create insightful commentary on what we’re like as members of the human race.
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The divine human comedy
BOOK REVIEWS: Four titles that redefine how one should read comedy.
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Excellent adventures in fiction
The novels today are a varied bunch. From literary fiction that’s fairy-tale-inspired, to a dystopian fable with epic weight loss thrown in, to southern gothic with humor, and top grade crime fiction.
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SciFi chronicles and celebrating eccentricity
Three novels in this review will fall under the genre of science fiction and fantasy, but it’s illuminating to discern how different the three are from each other. A fourth novel is a quirky, darkly humorous tale that highlights the English and why they’re so peculiar.
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Turn a new leaf this 2021 with these four fantastic novels
If you’re looking for reading material come Christmas holidays and are in the mood for riveting literary fiction, here are four weighty recommendations.