embracing – Reads A Lot

Embracing the Eternal Present in “The Hurting Kind” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMay 18, 2022 by Mandana Chaffa

[ad_1] In the first poem of the much-anticipated new collection from poet Ada Limón, The Hurting Kind, Limón wonders: “Why am I not allowed / delight? A stranger writes to request my thoughts / on suffering”. The collection that follows is Limón’s response to the stranger, and an exhortation to the reader: as much about … Read more

Embracing the Readable in “Disorientation” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsMarch 23, 2022 by Malavika Praseed

[ad_1] In the conversation surrounding Elaine Hsieh Chou’s debut novel Disorientation, I expect to see discussion of her carefully crafted satire, her inclusion and destruction of campus tropes, and the meticulous unpacking of Asian American identity in the lens of violence and fetishism. These should all be discussed, but I hope the conversation also includes … Read more