Book Review
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A Review of Let the Boys Play (2024) by Nicholas John Turner
By Jay Innis Murray “Firm ground is not available ground.” – – – AR Ammons, “Dunes” Here is a book that does not flinch. Here is a book about suffering. This is my novel of the year for 2024. Let the Boys Play sings a long song of contempt and disgust. It chants of living Continue reading
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The Opposite of Solipsism – A Review of The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
By Jay Innis Murray “And what is your relation to her?” an Intensive Care Unit receptionist asks a visitor in the last chapter of Tess Gunty’s ambitious and perceptive debut novel The Rabbit Hutch. It’s a question everybody’s been asked by hospital staff, but here is something more, as the question (What Is Your Relation?) Continue reading
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