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Should you read that book you’ve had your eye on? Will it totally rock or sink like a stone? Check out these book reviews from book lovers like you to help you find your next great read!

Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me”? – Chicago Review of Books

Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me”? – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 17, 2022 by vcolsen
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Let’s start with the word “interesting.” Are only “interesting” lives worthy of memoir? If so, the criteria have certainly changed over time, as private lives … Read More

The Anxieties of Autofiction in “The Novelist” – Chicago Review of Books

The Anxieties of Autofiction in “The Novelist” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 16, 2022 by Joshua Vigil
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The unnamed narrator of Jordan Castro’s The Novelist is not Jordan Castro. Castro, the author, wants this to be clear. So clear, in fact, that … Read More

“Broken Icarus,” “The Devil in the White City,” and the World’s Fair Nonfiction Novel – Chicago Review of Books

“Broken Icarus,” “The Devil in the White City,” and the World’s Fair Nonfiction Novel – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 15, 2022 by Steve Nathans-Kelly
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When the United States rejoined the Bureau of International Expositions in 2017, in support of a since-failed bid to bring a World’s Fair to Minneapolis … Read More

A True Story of Black Creeks in “We Refuse to Forget” – Chicago Review of Books

A True Story of Black Creeks in “We Refuse to Forget” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 14, 2022 by Ryan Asmussen
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In 1830, President Andrew Jackson, a former Army general with the nickname “Indian Killer,” signed into law one of the most cruel pieces of legislation … Read More

The Anatomy of Grief in “Garden of Earthly Bodies” – Chicago Review of Books

The Anatomy of Grief in “Garden of Earthly Bodies” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 13, 2022 by Ian J. Battaglia
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Grief wracks us in many ways. Of course, much is made of the mental and emotional toll of grief, as well-wishers encourage those suffering to … Read More

The Haunted Child of “Nuclear Family” – Chicago Review of Books

The Haunted Child of “Nuclear Family” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 10, 2022 by Minyoung Lee
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In diaspora communities, it’s not uncommon to find cultural practices from the homeland, even after they’ve become unpopular or forgotten there. This is colloquially referred … Read More

Your Favorite Book with Joseph Han – Chicago Review of Books

Your Favorite Book with Joseph Han – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 9, 2022 by Malavika Praseed
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Welcome to another installment of a collaboration between the Chicago Review of Books and the Your Favorite Book podcast. Malavika Praseed, frequent CHIRB contributor and … Read More

Crafting Patience and Permanence in “God’s Children are Little Broken Things” – Chicago Review of Books

Crafting Patience and Permanence in “God’s Children are Little Broken Things” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 9, 2022 by Aram Mrjoian
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Published in the Winter 2022 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review, Joe Sacksteder’s craft essay, “Against Quirky Writing,” captures many of the editorial frustrations I find … Read More

Revisiting “The Witches of Eastwick” 330 Years After Salem – Chicago Review of Books

Revisiting “The Witches of Eastwick” 330 Years After Salem – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 8, 2022 by Sara Batkie
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Around the time that Donald Trump was elected president in late 2016, a phrase began circulating periodically on my social media feeds: “We are the … Read More

The Disconnect Between Private and Public in ‘Sleeping Alone’ – Chicago Review of Books

The Disconnect Between Private and Public in ‘Sleeping Alone’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 7, 2022 by Rachel León
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One of my favorite things about reading fiction is that it allows us to study contradictions within people: How we appear to someone who doesn’t … Read More

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