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Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

October 20, 2024 driftlessareareview

Like all good romances, Good Women displays the inherent decency of people. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong

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Translation Tuesdays: Juja, by Nino Haratischvili

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 driftlessareareview

Juja by Nino Haratischvili is a darkly beautiful exploration of art, tragedy, mental illness, and personal responsibility. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Juja, by Nino Haratischvili

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book reviews, books, experimental, fiction, LGBT, music, politics, Pride Plus, sex, sexual politics, tourism, travelLeave a comment

Espresso Shots: Indian Winter, by Kazim Ali

April 14, 2024June 10, 2025 driftlessareareview

Indian Winter is an exploration of the writing process, the varieties of love, and the appreciation for a place rife with beauty and sensuality. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Indian Winter, by Kazim Ali

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Biography Mondays: Nonbinary: A Memoir, by Genesis P-Orridge

January 22, 2024January 21, 2024 driftlessareareview

How do you short-circuit control? Continue reading Biography Mondays: Nonbinary: A Memoir, by Genesis P-Orridge

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Espresso Shots: Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe

January 21, 2024 driftlessareareview

Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe is a coming-of-age tale in comic book form. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe

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art, comedy, communism, Critic's Notebook, culture, fiction, film, humor, LGBT, media, modernism, politics, pop culture, postmodernism, satire, sexual politicsLeave a comment

Critic’s Notebook: Random Thoughts on the Barbie movie

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 driftlessareareview

Barbie is a quest narrative. Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Random Thoughts on the Barbie movie

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Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson

January 21, 2023 driftlessareareview

The Freaks of Mayfair offers pleasant distraction with humane portraits of freaks, faddists, climbers, and fakers. Continue reading Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson

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Denver Noir, by Cynthia Swanson @ nyjb

December 12, 2022May 21, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Denver Noir is a fascinating exploration of this sunny city’s dark side.” Continue reading Denver Noir, by Cynthia Swanson @ nyjb

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TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER TWO: On Language, by Fry and Laurie

October 18, 2022October 16, 2022 driftlessareareview

“EXtrinsicly! EXtrinsicly! EXtrinsicly!” Continue reading TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER TWO: On Language, by Fry and Laurie

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Commonplace Book: John Ashbery, Prophet

September 6, 2022 driftlessareareview

“They were living in America pandemically.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: John Ashbery, Prophet

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