Tag Archives: Literary Fiction

The Road by Cormac McCarthy (book cover)
The Road Review: Bleak, Spare and Impossible to Forget

McCarthy's bleakest novel is also his most tender: a spare, devastating father-and-son story that rewards [...]

Beloved by Toni Morrison (book cover)
Beloved Review: Toni Morrison’s Haunting Masterpiece on Slavery

Toni Morrison's Pulitzer-winning ghost story about the aftermath of slavery is a towering, unforgettable novel, [...]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (book cover)
Never Let Me Go Review: Ishiguro’s Quietest, Cruelest Novel

A calm, devastating novel about three friends raised for a purpose they barely question; essential [...]

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life Review: Brilliant, Punishing and Hard to Forget

A huge, immersive novel about friendship and trauma that readers call either a masterpiece or [...]