Unlikeable – Reads A Lot

Writing the Unlikeable with Alexandra Tanner

Book ReviewsMarch 26, 2024 by Olivia Cheng

[ad_1] In her debut novel Worry, Alexandra Tanner investigates millennial stagnation, sisterhood, and the detrimental impact of social media. Jules, a struggling writer, gets a visit from her sister, Poppy. They end up living together in Brooklyn as both try to piece together what they want their lives to be like. This novel asks the … Read more

The Unlikeable Character Paradox in “Sedating Elaine” – Chicago Review of Books

Book ReviewsApril 13, 2022 by D. W. White

[ad_1] There is a rather odd aversion to the “unlikeable” character in the novel, as if fiction is to cloak itself in the sunny vestments of children’s television and portray the world only through the lens of those protagonists that pass some illusory morality test. But if fiction is to be an authentic—and, to some … Read more