“She was the most alive person he’d ever met.” “Her mouth was blotted red, as if she’d painted her lips, regretted her sin, and rubbed her shame on the back of her hand.” “Grace Macaulay – in whose veins ran Essex rivers and Bible ink…” “For God’s sake, Thomas Hart, for God’s sake: isn’t itContinue reading “ENLIGHTENMENT – Sarah Perry”
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CREATION LAKE – Rachel Kushner
“The French might have better novels (Balzac, Zola, and Flaubert) and they have better cheese (Comte, Roquefort, Cabecou). But in the grand scheme that’s basically nothing.” “Bad people are honored, and good ones are punished. The reverse is also true. Good people are honored, and bad people are punished, and some will call this grace,Continue reading “CREATION LAKE – Rachel Kushner”
THE SAFEKEEP – Yael van der Wouden
“Little baby Jesus everywhere. They have no problem letting Jews into their homes as long as they’re carved from wood, do they” “What did people who spoke of joy know of what it meant, to sleep and dream only of the whistle of planes and knocks at the door and on windows and to wakeContinue reading “THE SAFEKEEP – Yael van der Wouden”
HEADSHOT – Rita Bullwinkel
“The coaches really are useless, like stoned older brothers getting paid by their parents to chaperone a middle school dance.” “Beating someone at something that matters more to them than anything is like squashing a fly. You can see the guts of a fly after it’s been smashed.” Next up on the 2024 Booker PrizeContinue reading “HEADSHOT – Rita Bullwinkel”
A Girl Named Tommi 