“Literature” Archives

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.

I wonder if part of the problem is that parents simply assume that fairy tales are neat and clean.