Book Reviews Archives

The Prodigiousness of Genius in “Dickens and Prince” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 29, 2022 by Eric Vanderwall

What does Dickens (Victorian Englishman, man of letters, and social reformer) have in common with Prince (Midwesterner, composer, and multi-instrumentalist)? On the face of it, … Read More

Saints and Sinners in “Almost Deadly, Almost Good” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 28, 2022 by Patrick Thomas Henry

In her new collection of short stories, Almost Deadly, Almost Good: Sins and Virtues, Alice Kaltman crafts a wicked and ribald catechism from the vices … Read More

Books We’re Thankful For – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 23, 2022 by Mandana Chaffa

It’s that time of year again, and in a painfully unsettled world, I’m especially thankful for the people I get to work with at Chicago Review … Read More

Beware the Power of Social Capital in “Face” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 23, 2022 by Aaron Coats

The world of Joma West’s debut novel, Face, is one where people can design an unborn baby that someone else delivers. Physical touch has been … Read More

An Interview with Anne K. Yoder on “The Enhancers” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 22, 2022 by Elizabeth McNeill

Take a chill pill” is a harmless enough—albeit rude—imperative: Calm down. Relax. Hush. But the phrase quickly transforms from harmless to insidious with a brief … Read More

17 Books to By Indigenous Authors to Read During Native American Heritage Month – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 22, 2022 by Jeremy M. Carnes

17 Books to By Indigenous Authors to Read During Native American Heritage Month It’s easy—especially in the United States—to let commemorative times like Indigenous Peoples’ … Read More

The Trajectory of America in “On Shedding an Obsolete Past” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 22, 2022 by Brian O'Neill

The phrase “conservative critic of US foreign policy” generally has a particular connotation. One imagines a sweaty call for even more bombs, more spending, more … Read More

The Hidden Impact of Architecture in ‘Who Is the City For?’ – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 21, 2022 by Brock Kingsley

My neighborhood in Fort Worth, TX is undergoing rapid gentrification. It has gone from an industrial area where residents had to dodge tractor trailers to … Read More

Connection and Empathetic Perspectives in “The Islands” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 20, 2022 by hasanthika

I first met Dionne Irving in a workshop at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and I was impressed not only with her talent but also with … Read More

Portraying the Mundane in “Flight” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsNovember 18, 2022 by Julia Hass

Want author Lynn Steger Strong stretches her scope from the nuclear to the extended family in Flight, a story of adult siblings and their partners … Read More

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