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Entertaining, With Little Engagement – Lauren Beukes’ “The Shining Girls”

July 16, 2014by Kevin Cullen Leave a comment

The Shining Girls is a fascinating read: it’s got time travel, a ruthless serial killer, a girl who survived being disemboweled, and a time travel logic that hits each point in […]

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Full of Vigor and Discovery – Emma Donoghue’s “Room”

June 20, 2014by Kevin Cullen 3 Comments

Emma Donoghue’s seventh addition to her literary career comes in the form of Room, a very disconcerting story that, roughly half-way through, finds its teeth and truly digs into the emotional well […]

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Darkly Real Urban Fantasy – Lauren Beukes’ “Zoo City”

June 2, 2014by Kevin Cullen Leave a comment

Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City grips readers by the heart and flings them mercilessly into the depths of its magically laced world. A wickedly imaginative novel, Zoo City takes plenty of […]

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A Well Woven, Yet Unfinished Adventure (Carlos Zafon’s The Prisoner of Heaven)

January 27, 2014by Kevin Cullen 2 Comments

While the book itself is filled with excellent prose and lively characters, The Prisoner of Heaven falls short in the actual storytelling department. Compared to Zafon’s previous two books, which […]

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