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Annihilation, by Michel Houellebecq @ NYJB

November 23, 2024May 16, 2025 driftlessareareview

Annihilation does provoke and offend and dazzle. Continue reading Annihilation, by Michel Houellebecq @ NYJB

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Critic’s Notebook: Casanova, a ballet by Kenneth Tindall

November 17, 2024 driftlessareareview

Micro-review of Midjourney: “It produces art like Thomas Kinkade on Ambien.” Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Casanova, a ballet by Kenneth Tindall

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Critic’s Notebook: Optimism

November 5, 2024October 20, 2024 driftlessareareview

“You’re gonna win!” Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Optimism

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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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Wednesday Poetry Corner: Mojave Ghost, by Forrest Gander

October 16, 2024May 16, 2025 driftlessareareview

Mojave Ghost by Forrest Gander is a heroic quest against the inevitable challenges of loss, both personal and environmental. Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Mojave Ghost, by Forrest Gander

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Critic’s Notebook: Election Advice

October 13, 2024 driftlessareareview

Pundits and polls bad. Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Election Advice

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Translation Tuesdays: Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm

October 8, 2024October 5, 2024 driftlessareareview

Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm, is a gut-wrenching exploration about how war can tear families apart. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm

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Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki

August 25, 2024 driftlessareareview

Mary and the Rabbit Dream is a short novel, a psychodrama illustrating a tabloid press run amok, and body horror as farce. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki

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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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Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas

June 3, 2024May 16, 2025 driftlessareareview

The book focuses on profiling the raw materials involved in the manufacture of perfumes. Continue reading Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas

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