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A Modern Noir in Big Tech in “Please Report Your Bug Here” – Chicago Review of Books

A Modern Noir in Big Tech in “Please Report Your Bug Here” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJanuary 18, 2023 by Ian MacAllen
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The threat posed by technocratic fascism has played out in real time on the timelines of social media users in recent months. Whether we’re sharing … Read More

Greed and Other Monsters in “Cursed Bunny” – Chicago Review of Books

Greed and Other Monsters in “Cursed Bunny” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 9, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Grotesque monsters often serve as villains in children’s fairy tales. The monsters in Bora Chung’s story collection, Cursed Bunny, translated by Anton Hur, are sometimes … Read More

A Window Into Both Past and Present in “Hawa Hawa” – Chicago Review of Books

A Window Into Both Past and Present in “Hawa Hawa” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 6, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Satire often depends on specific moments in time and place. The challenge of writing great satire is in transcending those limits. For instance, Jonathan Swift’s … Read More

The Failed Promise of the American Dream in “Cheap Land Colorado” – Chicago Review of Books

The Failed Promise of the American Dream in “Cheap Land Colorado” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsNovember 9, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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One version of the American dream is based on the idea of owning a piece of the land. That dream seems harder to achieve every … Read More

A Chef’s Hunger For More in “Savor” – Chicago Review of Books

A Chef’s Hunger For More in “Savor” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsOctober 19, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Fatima Ali was a rising star. A celebrity chef featured on the reality contests Chopped and Top Chef, Ali aspired to open the eyes and … Read More

All the Lonely People in “Reward System” – Chicago Review of Books

All the Lonely People in “Reward System” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJuly 29, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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The six stories in Jem Calder’s debut collection, Reward System, paint our contemporary world in the hues of a dystopia. The tales play out across … Read More

Conscious Sexuality in “Ghost Lover” – Chicago Review of Books

Conscious Sexuality in “Ghost Lover” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 20, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Lisa Taddeo has fostered a reputation for understanding women’s sexual prowess. In Taddeo’s breakout nonfiction book Three Women, she embedded herself in the lives of … Read More

Escaping Patriarchal Exploitation in ‘Avalon’ – Chicago Review of Books

Escaping Patriarchal Exploitation in ‘Avalon’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 26, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Nell Zink’s debut, The Wallcreeper, splashed onto the literary scene eight years ago, a slim volume about a woman trying to find her place in … Read More

Pain and Isolation at the Edge of the World in “Nobody Gets Out Alive” – Chicago Review of Books

Pain and Isolation at the Edge of the World in “Nobody Gets Out Alive” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 15, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Alaska is a place of extremes: geography, isolation, weather—even daylight. These extremes sit at the center of Leigh Newman’s new story collection Nobody Gets Out … Read More

How Italian Food Became American” – An Excerpt from the Book – Chicago Review of Books

How Italian Food Became American” – An Excerpt from the Book – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 4, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Millions of Italians arrived in the United States during the great wave of immigration from the 1880s until the Second World War. Dishes like spaghetti … Read More

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