Book Review: Penance
August 18, 2024
Clark skilfully explores teenage friendship and manipulation, 2010’s internet culture, and the politics of class with a sharp eye.
Clark skilfully explores teenage friendship and manipulation, 2010’s internet culture, and the politics of class with a sharp eye.
The pacing is fantastic, building tension and a connection between Raeve and Kaan that is both raw and beautiful
Written as a biography of a fictional artist, this book is a wild experiment in history-making & the relationship between fact and fiction.
Ali Hazelwood strikes again with another science-y rom-com! Bee is such a loveable character. Nerdy, witty and deeply romantic.
Switching between the Old Woman’s present as she haunts a young man and her past, we get to see her slow and steady descent into villainy.
Through understated prose and a deep care for her characters, Dinan explores the challenges and rewards of being vulnerable.
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These prompts encourage philosophers young and old to ponder life’s mysteries, and embrace the idea that not every question has an answer.
These tales are reminiscent of Dahl’s whimsical storytelling, making them a captivating read for anyone looking to dive back into literature.
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A fantastic example of dark academia done well, Àbíké-Íyímídé’s writing lent this book the perfect amount of atmospheric pull and suspense.
The story is full of clever twists. It’s a very sophisticated debut, and I’m hungry to read whatever she writes next.
If you want a series that you can commit to, this is the perfect one. It’s funny, emotional and intense, all at the same time.
This title was first published over a century ago, yet its thesis of a collective democratic future still holds a great deal of relevance.
If you like genre mixing, strangely wholesome narratives, and a deeply human story, The Ministry of Time is for you.
Descriptions of the Siberian landscape and the life of the inmates at work and at ‘home’ are thoroughly engaging.
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This is such a wonderful and heartfelt declaration of love for our natural world and a warm plea to work together to protect it.
This novel is an ode to queer love, a gripping war story, a treatise on the necessity of poetry and language for the human spirit.
Though long dead, Catullus is an accessible poet for the modern reader because he wrote candidly about love, jealousy, hate and politics.