Toni Morrison, Paradise
Paradise by Toni Morrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars Paradise was not well received upon its publication in 1997—influential critics like Michiko Kakutani, James Wood, and Zoë Heller disparaged … Continue reading
Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels My rating: 4 of 5 stars In this 1979 classic of popular non-fiction, religious scholar Elaine Pagels explains to a broad audience the theological … Continue reading
Georges Bataille, Story of the Eye
Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille My rating: 2 of 5 stars [This is a pornographic novel, and not all of the activities it describes are consensual, so you … Continue reading
John Gray, The Soul of the Marionette
The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom by John N. Gray My rating: 3 of 5 stars A brief and essayistic digest of Gray’s analysis—he views … Continue reading
Simone Weil, On the Abolition of All Political Parties
On the Abolition of All Political Parties by Simone Weil My rating: 3 of 5 stars If you’ll allow me, dear reader, a self-indulgent preamble— Readers of my novella, The Ecstasy … Continue reading
