Fiction
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The raw power of longing sweeps you into this story. A cursed love triangle, and a dauntless heroine keep you there. It's a gorgeous take on the old caution to be careful what you wish for, as rich as Addie’s favourite black coffee. An enchanted midnight whisper of a novel.
By Lauren Everdell3 years ago in Critique
Where The Crawdads Sing
Where The Crawdads Sing poetically weaves abandonment and isolation into a swampland setting. Perhaps even more lyrical are the things inferred yet unsaid and the subtle trail of hints of unseen events. Even still, the concept of Man's justice as opposed to the laws of nature is the most epic.
By Marilyn Glover3 years ago in Critique
A Little Life: A Big Feeling
Why was it so popular?! Unrealistic, melodramatic, depressing, unrelentingly bleak, overly long – 800 pages of emotional torture-porn. What did we learn from it all? Friendship good, abuse bad? What a revelation! The author desperately tried to make me feel something, and I did: anger. I f***ing hate this book.
By Jenifer Nim3 years ago in Critique
Who even cares who John Galt is?
Rand’s masterpiece of the human spirit, “Atlas Shrugged,” demonstrated that I can both appreciate the strength of writing while fundamentally disagreeing with the core philosophy of the work. The brutal entanglement of individual happiness and productivity miss the mark on the true beauty of the human spirit - boundless kindness.
By Colton Babladelis3 years ago in Critique
Vocal
You weren’t my first. Probably not my last. But of all the others' past, you’re the one that’s lasted. Vocal, you’re the best writing platform I have found so far. You’ve helped me grow. You’ve made me mad. You’ve made me smile. You’ve made me the writer I am today.
By Atomic Historian3 years ago in Critique
A Song of Ice and Fire - A Throne in My Side
The enormous popularity of HBO’s Game of Thrones led many to believe that the source material — the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin — must be even better. It's not. All subtlety and character depth were creations of the show’s writers and actors.
By Scott C Lillard3 years ago in Critique
Mitigating Circumstances, a Critique
An international crime syndicate takes over a pharmaceutical company to produce a highly addictive drug. Several board members block its release. They hire male and female assassins to eliminate the troublemakers. The assassins use a motorcoach tour to move from city to city. Mitigating Circumstances disrupt their murderous plans.
By Mark Gagnon3 years ago in Critique
