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Category Archives: Crisps

Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: A Review

A short review of Thomas Hardy’s tragedy Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Posted byquestingpotatoNovember 5, 2021November 5, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Crisp, literature, pastoral, realism, short review, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy, Victorian England, Victorian Literature1 Comment on Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: A Review

The Haunting of Hill House: A Review

A short review of Shirley Jackson’s novel

Posted byquestingpotatoOctober 28, 2021May 2, 2022Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Books for Halloween, Crisp, gothic fiction, Halloween, Halloween Reads, Horror Literature, horror novel, literature, Shirley Jackson, short review, The Haunting of Hill HouseLeave a comment on The Haunting of Hill House: A Review

Silence by Shusāku Endo: A Review

A short review about Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence

Posted byquestingpotatoAugust 27, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Crisp, historical fiction, Japanese literature, literature, Reviews, short review, Shusaku Endo, SilenceLeave a comment on Silence by Shusāku Endo: A Review

Rebecca: A Review

A short review of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic masterpiece Rebecca

Posted byquestingpotatoAugust 19, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Crisp, Daphne du Maurier, gothic fiction, gothic novel, literature, Rebecca, Reviews, short reviewLeave a comment on Rebecca: A Review

The Monk: A Review

A short review of M. G. Lewis’ novel The Monk: A Romance

Posted byquestingpotatoAugust 5, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, controversial books, Crisp, gothic fiction, gothic novel, Horror Literature, Matthew Gregory Lewis, short review, The MonkLeave a comment on The Monk: A Review

Villette: A Review

A review on Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Villette

Posted byquestingpotatoAugust 4, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Crisp, feminist literature, gothic fiction, gothic novel, Jane Eyre, literature, Reviews, short review, VilletteLeave a comment on Villette: A Review

The Green Mile: A Review

A short review on Stephen King’s novel The Green Mile

Posted byquestingpotatoMay 9, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:book review, Horror Literature, human condition, Stephen King, supernatural fiction, The Green Mile1 Comment on The Green Mile: A Review

A Waterfall of Horses: A Review

A review of the Janice Pariat’s short story “A Waterfall of Horses”.

Posted byquestingpotatoMay 2, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:A Waterfall of Horses, Black Magic, Crisp, Indian Literature, Janice Pariat, Khasi, language, Magical Realism, Northeastern India, Oral tradition, short review, short story, Short story review, Spoken word2 Comments on A Waterfall of Horses: A Review

The Swerve: How the World became Modern – A Review

A brief (but mildly caustic) review of Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve.

Posted byquestingpotatoApril 8, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:Academia, Bad Review, Crisp, history, New Historicism, non-fiction, short review, Stephen Greenblatt, The Renaissance, The SwerveLeave a comment on The Swerve: How the World became Modern – A Review

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West – A Review

A book review of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian.

Posted byquestingpotatoFebruary 28, 2021October 28, 2021Posted inCrisps, ReviewsTags:aesthetic, anti-western, book review, Borders, Cormac McCarthy, Crisp, gritty fiction, literature, lyrical writing, masterpiece, Reviews, short review, violence, westernLeave a comment on Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West – A Review

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