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Adam Burgess
Category: Psychology
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
Psychological thriller? Dark academia? Queer stereotyping? Whatever way we choose to categorize Micah Nemerever’s These Violent Delights, it’s fair to say, simply, this book was unputdownable! Many are comparing it to Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, but I’m not sure where that comes from… Continue Reading “These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever”
Review: Tampa by Alyssa Nutting
Tampa by Alissa Nutting Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 48 Tampa is the much-talked about, widely reviled, and heavily debated inaugural novel from writer Alissa Nutting. It is based on the real-life events of a Florida teacher who had sex with her… Continue Reading “Review: Tampa by Alyssa Nutting”
Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo
White Noise by Don DeLillo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “This is the language of waves and radiation, of how the dead speak to the living.” White Noise is the story… Continue Reading “Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo”
Review: Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald
Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 16 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was the troubled wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famous American writers of all-time. Save… Continue Reading “Review: Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald”
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