Tag: classic adult fiction
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The Devastating Real Horror of The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
To think this occurred only thirty years ago. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway is one of those reads that will haunt you, drawing out the darkest parts of modern history yet shedding a light on the hopeful, resilient acts of humanity that we as humans persist to partake in despite such atrocities. It…
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Dystopian Literary Fiction in I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
With its recent reprinting and regained hype on bookish social media, I decided to give Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men a read. With its dystopian sci-fi setting, raw detail, and startling exploration of the unknown, it is certainly something different, and will have you thinking about its content long after finishing. A…
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My Scholarly Reading Month Debrief
Considering plans went out the window and many DNFs were had during the last month, I figured some of you may be interested in finding out how my Scholarly Reading Month really panned out. What did I not share? How come some of the author names I mentioned in the Scholarly Reading Month post at…
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The Psychological Horror of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House
As the bridge between scholarly classic reading and Spooktober’s chilling thrills, I thought Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House would be an excellent final post for September’s Scholarly Reading Month. Not only is Shirley Jackson an absolute beast of a horror writer in the best possible way, but The Haunting of Hill House serves…