“Literature” Archives

The fundamentalism I experienced in the religious circles of my youth can now be found in progressive and “woke” circles.

Mark Brend’s debut novel is reminiscent of Haruki Murakami, if Murakami wrote about the drizzly British countryside.

I can honestly say it’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before.

It’s been a long time since I’ve disliked a novel as much as this one.

A few of my favorite passages (so far) from Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun.

I can safely say that Wolfe’s novels are unlike anything else I’ve ever read, sci-fi or otherwise.

Christians have often been guilty of promoting and encouraging art that denies the complexities of human existence.

A rousing, strongly principled adventure story that I would’ve loved to read back in 5th grade (but I still enjoyed it as an adult).

Chakraborty’s novel finds inspiration in Islamic and Middle-Eastern religion and culture for its exotic world-building.

A brilliant modern fantasy that weaves in various genre tropes without ever feeling like a mere fantasy novel.

It’s refreshing to read about a fantasy hero who has no desire to be a hero, but rather, wants only to live humbly and quietly.

There are hundreds of illustrations throughout Pyle’s novels, and even the smallest and simplest are beautiful for their elegant, refined style.