Category: Book Reviews
Book reviews by Zena V, with an emphasis on literature and writers of colour, immigrant, women, LGBT+, neurodivergent and disabled literature.
Personally, I do also have a preference for the absurd, surreal, psychological and unique experiences.
Book Review: Mexican Gothic, Silvia-Moreno Garcia (2020)
Published in 2020, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a contemporary gothic horror novel. I was excited…
Book Review: Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters (2021)
It took me a long while to finish reading Detransition, Baby. I put it down and picked…
Book Review: What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo (2022)
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo is a story of her journey through C-PTSD, also known…
Book Review: Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman (1995)
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman is a fantasy-fiction novel published in 1995 by Penguin. The story centres…
Book Review: Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner (2021)
Crying in H Mart is a memoir by Michelle Zauner, guitarist and singer in the band Japanese…
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde is a Masterpiece
Sister Outsider was published in 1984. It is a collection of personal essays by one of the…
Book Review: No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai (1948)
Content Warning: This review and book contain mentions of assault, sexual abuse, death, suicide, misogyny, misanthropy, and…
Book Review: East, West by Salman Rushdie (1998)
East West by Salman Rushdie is a short collection of fiction published in 1994. It centres the…