Category: Literary Fiction

Demon Copperhead by Barabara Kissolver

A beautifully tragic story about the ugliest parts of humanity, Demon Copperfield follows Damon Fields, who is dealt crap cards from the start, from a young boy into manhood as he faces impossible circumstances. As a reader, I was hopelessly optimistic that every opportunity would be where he โ€œovercomes it all,โ€ yet that is not […]

James by Percival Everett

BRILLANT Published 2024 by Doublebday Soundtrack: Freedom – Beyoncรฉ feat. Kendrick Lamar With its brilliant , heart-wrenching retelling that perhaps surpasses the original’s impact, ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด  is a literary masterpiece that will leave you shocked and disheartened but ultimately hopeful for the possibility of freedom. From the moment we begin this tale of an ill-fated journey […]

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

Narration: ๐™ด๐š๐š˜๐šŠ๐š›๐š๐š˜ ๐™ฑ๐šŠ๐š•๐š•๐šŽ๐š›๐š’๐š—๐š’ Genre: suspense/saga/lit fic Soundtrack: Another Leaf: Charles Lesley Gordon  A small town, a best friend, a life-altering trauma, an enigma, and the enduring power of hope collide in ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ. Chris Whitaker takes us on an epic voyage as we follow Patch, Saint, and several Monta Clare, Missouri […]