the imbroglio

For some reason, no one ever wonders “what if” they don’t pursue a career at a big law firm. That’s just one of the many little observations made by the title character of Jeremy Blachman‘s debut novel, Anonymous Lawyer. And like much of the rest of the novel, it rings with a simple truth that [...]

Never Let Me Go is a frustrating and, ultimately, disappointing book about a trio of children whose lives are not what they seem. Or perhaps they are exactly what they seem and maybe that’s the whole point; by book’s end their lives seem cramped, claustrophobic, frustrating and sad, which is really what makes the book [...]