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.
Piranesi is My Favourite Book of the Year So Far
Piranesi is a fantastic novel. It’s sad, horrific at points and utterly gorgeous. I read this with…
Book Review: Mindful Thoughts for Walkers, Adam Ford (2017)
Over the years I have encountered quite a few books that have some kind of spiritual or…
Book Review: The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard, Beth May (2021)
The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard is a small poetry collection by Beth May that was released in…
Zena’s Favourite Books
This list may not be entirely accurate a year from now. It’s hard for me to acknowledge…
When Men Write Witches: Circe
Circe, a lesser known goddess to the Greek pantheon, is a mythological retelling by Madeline Miller. There’s…
Book Review: Attached, Amir Levine & Rachel Heller (2010)
This may be the first time I include a non-fiction. Attached isn’t a novel, but something in…
Where the Crawdads Sing is a Poetic Disappointment
⋆ Spoilers Ahead and Trigger Warning for Mentions of Sexual Assault and Neglect⋆ Pastoral Poetry and Nature…
Book Review: Citizen Illegal, Jose Olivarez (2018)
Overall Impressions Citizen Illegal is a small book of poems published by Haymarket Books out of Chicago….