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12 Must-Read Books of July – Chicago Review of Books

12 Must-Read Books of July – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJuly 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff
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Hot enough out there for you? As we turn to the season of family BBQs, fireworks, and lounging by the pool, it’s understandable if some … Read More

Grappling with the Obvious in Mat Johnson’s “Invisible Things” – Chicago Review of Books

Grappling with the Obvious in Mat Johnson’s “Invisible Things” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 30, 2022 by Jake Casella Brookins
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It’s a relief, sometimes, to read science fiction that is a straightforward political allegory. Tolkien’s famous “cordial dislike” for allegory is good guidance for creating … Read More

Finding the Self and Autonomy in Nature in “In Between Places” – Chicago Review of Books

Finding the Self and Autonomy in Nature in “In Between Places” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 29, 2022 by Sarah Blake
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Lucy Bryan’s debut is the stunning collection of essays, In Between Places. An avid backpacker, Bryan ties together nature writing, the historical context of the … Read More

Character at Her Limits in “The Most Precious Substance on Earth” – Chicago Review of Books

Character at Her Limits in “The Most Precious Substance on Earth” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 28, 2022 by Malavika Praseed
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In my parents’ house there is a shelf set aside for over a dozen yearbooks, stowed away and rarely seen or even thought about, and … Read More

A Container for One’s Truth in “The Wall” – Chicago Review of Books

A Container for One’s Truth in “The Wall” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 27, 2022 by connorah94
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In her essay The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin suggests that the “Hero story,” the one of conquest and knife-thrusting, is … Read More

Visions of Black Beauty in “Memphis” – Chicago Review of Books

Visions of Black Beauty in “Memphis” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 24, 2022 by Aaron Coats
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Tara M. Stringfellow’s newest novel, Memphis, captures the beauty of Black culture and how beauty is perceived by her characters. The brutality of life strips … Read More

Portraits of Cuba” – Chicago Review of Books

Portraits of Cuba” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 23, 2022 by Morgan Graham
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In the nineteen journalistic profiles that comprise The Tribe: Portraits of Cuba, Carlos Manuel Álvarez represents cross sections of Cuban life. Translated from Spanish by … Read More

Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land” – Chicago Review of Books

Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 22, 2022 by Mandana Chaffa
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With striking, poetic prose, Taylor Brorby’s Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land reveals a hidden life in the wide open spaces … 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

Conscious Sexuality in “Ghost Lover” – Chicago Review of Books

Conscious Sexuality in “Ghost Lover” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsJune 20, 2022 by Ian MacAllen
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Lisa Taddeo has fostered a reputation for understanding women’s sexual prowess. In Taddeo’s breakout nonfiction book Three Women, she embedded herself in the lives of … Read More

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