My apologies for the lack of post last week. Having worked back-to-back 60 hour weeks, I simply didn’t have the brain power left to write a review deserving of any book. Plus, I recently joined a number of book clubs as part of my international literature mania, and I found myself needing to finish 3… Continue reading Finding Book People
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The Discomfort of Evening
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (they, them, theirs) is a timely novel, fitting in perfectly with current-day discussions regarding the maturation and sexuality of pre-adolescents. Having received the coveted 2020 International Booker Prize in the wake of the ludicrous Cuties controversy and amid the release of the second, and equally cringey, season… Continue reading The Discomfort of Evening
When Stories Eclipse Words
It’s been a busy week with twelve hour days at the day job. This means that for once I find myself short on words. This is perhaps fitting though given that this week’s review is similarly short and sweet. Only so many words can describe Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove before I must implore… Continue reading When Stories Eclipse Words
A Man Called Ove
During a book launch event for Anxious People hosted by Left Bank Books in St. Louis, author Fredrik Backman said something along the lines of: I’m not a good writer. I’m a good storyteller. While Mr. Backman was certainly being modest, I understand the sentiment of his statement. His debut novel A Man Called Ove… Continue reading A Man Called Ove
First Edition!
Hi all, and welcome to Literary Bread! It’s taken me a few weeks now to get this site up and running, but I’m happy to share that I will be posting with more regularity moving forward. Since this is my first official post, I wanted to start off by sharing a little bit about myself.… Continue reading First Edition!