Ezra Sharpe explains how delving into the works of the 20th century philosopher Jean-Paul Satre helped him come to terms with his strange dislike of Damien Chazelle’s popular and and critically acclaimed La La Land.
Tag: Book Review
Books: Escapism from the Monotony of Everyday Life
Mia Clement states the importance of reading books during a pandemic with reference to some of her own recommendations.
July Review: ‘Ghosts’
“A mesmerising balance between subtlety and revelation so that we are left with a tender yet bitingly funny account of modern life”
For this month’s review, Literature Editor Katharine Spurrier looks at the nuances of the modern world seen in Dolly Alderton’s ‘Ghosts’
Illustration: Ben Beechener
June Review: ‘The Mere Wife’
In this month’s review, Jess Steadman looks into the delicate exploration of motherhood, society, and identity in Maria Dahvana Headley’s ‘The Mere Wife’.
May Review: ‘The Locked Tomb’ Series
Joseph Beaden explores ‘The Locked Tomb’ series by Tamsyn Muir as his pick for the May Review.
April Review: ‘The Song of Achilles’
For this month’s literary review, Sophie Benbelaid takes us back to Ancient Greece with Madeline Miller’s ‘The Song of Achilles’.
A Force of Nature: Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing
Gracie Bolt explores the reasons behind the unprecedented success of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sings.
March Review: ‘The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared’
A novel that “shines a hilarious, thought-provoking, unfamiliar light on the politics of history, and our experience as fallible people”
This March Anna Stephen shares her thoughts on Jonas Jonasson’s novel.
February Review: ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’
In our second February review Hetta Johnson highlights all the joys of V.E. Schwab’s ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’
January Review: ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’
Our first book review of the year comes from Khadijah Ali and her take on Mark Manson’s ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck’