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The Shape of Grief in “We Do What We Do In The Dark” – Chicago Review of Books

The Shape of Grief in “We Do What We Do In The Dark” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMay 5, 2022 by Rachel León
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Narrative structure impacts when we take in information, and how we read a story. Doubtful Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go would have the same … Read More

The Cost of Leaving in ‘Seeking Fortune Elsewhere’ – Chicago Review of Books

The Cost of Leaving in ‘Seeking Fortune Elsewhere’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 9, 2022 by Rachel León
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Among the array of ignorant comments some Americans make about immigrants is one that anyone is lucky to live here. Setting aside this country’s terrible … Read More

Suzette & Maple & Agnes in “Nobody’s Magic” – Chicago Review of Books

Suzette & Maple & Agnes in “Nobody’s Magic” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 9, 2022 by Rachel León
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Sometimes, when characters are truly iconic, t-shirts are made with their names. There’s one with characters from A Little Life, “Jude & JB & Willem … Read More

Loss and Longing in Cara Blue Adams’ “You Never Get It Back” – Chicago Review of Books

Loss and Longing in Cara Blue Adams’ “You Never Get It Back” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 15, 2021 by Rachel León
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The first story in any collection sets the tone and expectations, so Cara Blue Adams’ decision to begin her linked collection, You Never Get It … Read More

Being Seen and Disappearing in “One in Me I Never Loved” – Chicago Review of Books

Being Seen and Disappearing in “One in Me I Never Loved” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 3, 2021 by Rachel León
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Jenny Holzer’s art demands to be seen. For those unfamiliar with her work, Holzer is a neo-conceptual American artist known for delivering ideas through words … Read More

“Everyone Remain Calm,” “Once I Was Cool,” and the Experience of Change – Chicago Review of Books

“Everyone Remain Calm,” “Once I Was Cool,” and the Experience of Change – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsAugust 16, 2021 by Rachel León
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Reading Megan Stielstra is like having a cool older sister telling you it’ll be okay. She doesn’t sugarcoat the truth; she acknowledges things are hard. … Read More

Identity and Memory in “All the Water I’ve Seen Is Running” – Chicago Review of Books

Identity and Memory in “All the Water I’ve Seen Is Running” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 23, 2021 by Rachel León
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Scientists are still studying exactly how our nerves’ collective activities transcribe our experiences into memories and, while a noble study, a certain question persists: isn’t … Read More

Mankind and the Appalachian Wilderness in ‘F*ckface’ – Chicago Review of Books

Mankind and the Appalachian Wilderness in ‘F*ckface’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJuly 15, 2020 by Rachel León
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When Chicago Review of Books launched our online literary magazine, Arcturus, our initial call was for work oriented in place. But the theme seemed a … Read More

The Weight of Words in “Afterlife” – Chicago Review of Books

The Weight of Words in “Afterlife” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsApril 10, 2020 by Rachel León
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Julia Alvarez is one of our most prolific writers—her work spanning multiple genres and audiences. She has published three books of nonfiction, three collections of … Read More

Linked Layers – Chicago Review of Books

Linked Layers – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 5, 2020 by Rachel León
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“What’s beautiful about the essay is you can resist the impulse to make the categories clean. You can make it muddy and fluid,” Jordan Kisner … Read More

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