How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder is another COA novel, if defined somewhat loosely. The fish out of water protagonists are […]
O Caledonia
O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker (NCN Book Club Selection May) As you know, I dislike coming of age (COA) novels, and here’s why–they are uniformly grim. In British COA stories, […]
A Way of Life, Like Any Other
A Way of Life, Like Any Other by Darcy O’Brien I typically hate coming of age novels. Why would I want to relive the angst of adolescence, even through the […]
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Amor Towles’ newest novel, The Lincoln Highway, is an engaging combination of Boys’ Own magazine and Homeric epic, and decidedly different from either of […]
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery If you wondered why you studied Liberal Arts in college rather than something more practical like engineering or ceramics, the French novel […]