Thinking Again

  I had a read a few of Lafacadio Hearn’s ghost stories set in Japan in various editions over the years and never quite connected with them,...

  A lot of people find Roberto Bolaño’s poetry less interesting than his fiction. I can see why, in some ways. The poems lack the same scope...

  The similarities between these two books are remarkable. Stylistically, they both feature taut understated prose that’s remarkably precise...

  Let the Corpses Tan is a 2018 French film based on a crime novel by the French novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-95), who has been re...

  Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice is a powerful and unforgettable book, emotionally difficult to handle at t...

  Someone on Facebook read The Beast and Other Tales by Jóusè d'Arbaud and enjoyed it and that encouraged me to read it, and thanks to ...

I really loved the first three parts of The Night Ocean . After that, the narrative became more bloated and meandering and harder to care ab...