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An Interview with Laura Adamczyk – Chicago Review of Books

An Interview with Laura Adamczyk – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 15, 2023 by Meredith Boe
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We all have a story we tell about our lives. There is a certain power we harness in storytelling that lets us be whoever we … Read More

Out of Time in “Was It for This” – Chicago Review of Books

Out of Time in “Was It for This” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 2, 2023 by Meredith Boe
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When disaster strikes, we’re confronted with our own mortality, however close we are to the loss. The pandemic, for one, uprooted and interrogated our sense … Read More

Finding Hope After Tragedy in “The Splendid Ticket” – Chicago Review of Books

Finding Hope After Tragedy in “The Splendid Ticket” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 14, 2022 by Meredith Boe
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It’s a fantasy we’ve all imagined—winning the lottery. Most of us know exactly which debts we’d pay off first, what we’d buy, and who we’d … Read More

A Love Letter to the Imperfect Self in “Women Without Shame” – Chicago Review of Books

A Love Letter to the Imperfect Self in “Women Without Shame” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsSeptember 20, 2022 by Meredith Boe
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American Book Award-winning author Sandra Cisneros has had a decades-long career publishing both prose and poems, and is perhaps most well known for her first … Read More

The Depraved Village of “Lapvona” – Chicago Review of Books

The Depraved Village of “Lapvona” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 21, 2022 by Meredith Boe
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Ottessa Moshfegh’s fourth novel, Lapvona, is a gruesome experiment in historical fiction. There’s grisly death, cannibalism, rape, mysticism, deception, revenge, hints at pedophilia, and very … Read More

Vulnerable Revelations in “What Flies Want” – Chicago Review of Books

Vulnerable Revelations in “What Flies Want” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 19, 2022 by Meredith Boe
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Emily Pérez’s new book of poetry, What Flies Want, is a stunning look at the peripheries of womanhood and the recipient of the 2021 Iowa … Read More

Rage and Remedy in “We Are Not Wearing Helmets” – Chicago Review of Books

Rage and Remedy in “We Are Not Wearing Helmets” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 21, 2022 by Meredith Boe
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Poet and curator Cheryl Boyce-Taylor returns with her sixth collection of poems, We Are Not Wearing Helmets, a tribute to the women who have lifted … Read More

Endless Gratitude in “These Precious Days” – Chicago Review of Books

Endless Gratitude in “These Precious Days” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 21, 2021 by Meredith Boe
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Many of us will never forget those precious moments before lockdown, when we had no idea what was about to hit. We went to the … Read More

Reflections on Democracy and Individuality in “Playlist for the Apocalypse” – Chicago Review of Books

Reflections on Democracy and Individuality in “Playlist for the Apocalypse” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsAugust 4, 2021 by Meredith Boe
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Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove returns after twelve years with an exquisite new poetry collection, Playlist for the Apocalypse. Her … Read More

The Art of Self-Doubt in “Second Place” – Chicago Review of Books

The Art of Self-Doubt in “Second Place” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 5, 2021 by Meredith Boe
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Works of art become powerful when they can convey—or at least hint at—some kind of truth. This notion alone presumes that the artist knows something … Read More

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