Book reviews

Review of “Perspectives” by Laurent Binet: Renaissance Scandal Meets Modern AI Concerns

Review of “Perspectives” by Laurent Binet: Rena...

Chris Greer

Nasty rumours, intricate plots, boldfaced lies, declarations of love, and accusations of murder—letters containing all theseflit across Renaissance Italy in Laurent Binet’s epistolary “Perspectives” (translated by Sam Taylor, 2023).

Review of “Perspectives” by Laurent Binet: Rena...

Chris Greer

Nasty rumours, intricate plots, boldfaced lies, declarations of love, and accusations of murder—letters containing all theseflit across Renaissance Italy in Laurent Binet’s epistolary “Perspectives” (translated by Sam Taylor, 2023).

Book review: Vampires and vengeance in The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Book review: Vampires and vengeance in The Buff...

Chris Greer

You haven't read a book like The Buffalo Hunter Hunter before. This captivating, disturbing blend of vampire mythology and Indigenous history offers something new to the horror genre. Released on...

Book review: Vampires and vengeance in The Buff...

Chris Greer

You haven't read a book like The Buffalo Hunter Hunter before. This captivating, disturbing blend of vampire mythology and Indigenous history offers something new to the horror genre. Released on...

Book review: Three Days in June explores faithfulness, forgiveness, and family

Book review: Three Days in June explores faithf...

Chris Greer

Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June is a svelte, finely crafted exploration of faithfulness, forgiveness, and family. Her sentences string together like the lace of a wedding veil, a gossamer that...

Book review: Three Days in June explores faithf...

Chris Greer

Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June is a svelte, finely crafted exploration of faithfulness, forgiveness, and family. Her sentences string together like the lace of a wedding veil, a gossamer that...

Book review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss

Book review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss

Chris Greer

"Anyway, I think, she's dead, and though I loved her, I now have both the time and freedom to write my essay on Montaigne . . ." With these startling...

Book review: Lesser Ruins Captures Modern Loss

Chris Greer

"Anyway, I think, she's dead, and though I loved her, I now have both the time and freedom to write my essay on Montaigne . . ." With these startling...

Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma

Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma

Chris Greer

If you’re looking to cozy up and get lost in a ripping yarn, Held by Anne Michaels isn’t the book for you. But if you’re up for confronting life’s biggest questions,...

Book review: Held explores echoes of trauma

Chris Greer

If you’re looking to cozy up and get lost in a ripping yarn, Held by Anne Michaels isn’t the book for you. But if you’re up for confronting life’s biggest questions,...

Book review: Playground by Richard Powers

Book review: Playground by Richard Powers

Chris Greer

Playground, the latest from Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers, uses the island of Makatea as a microcosm for contemporary debates about AI, environmental justice, and neocolonialism. Through its exploration of...

Book review: Playground by Richard Powers

Chris Greer

Playground, the latest from Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers, uses the island of Makatea as a microcosm for contemporary debates about AI, environmental justice, and neocolonialism. Through its exploration of...