We help readers find great books.
★★★☆☆ This miserable collection of poetry compiles selections from four books by French literary giant Michel Houellebecq, condensing over two decades of lyrical melancholy into a single bilingual edition. These poems wallow in alienation...
After a cross-country move this summer and some adjustments to the day job, I’m finally feeling settled into life as a Coloradan. A home out here is a wonderful upgrade from a small one-bedroom...
Teddy Wayne’s Loner, my favorite of this year’s bunch, is a precise snapshot of a college freshman seeking to climb the social ladder by attaining the elusive target of his lust. As protagonist David’s...
★★★★☆ When politicians invoke the “threat of radical Islam,” this typically features imagery of automatic weapons, plane crashes, and IEDs. Michel Houellebecq’s novel Submission suggests an alternate, perhaps more powerful arsenal: textbooks and bank...
