Neal Stephenson’s Thriller ‘Polostan’ Is a Wild Ride Through 1930s America
Neal Stephenson’s thrilling and slow-burn historical thriller Polostan presents the 1930s as a calamitous carnival ride building inexorably toward Hiroshima.
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J.M. Coetzee’s ‘The Death of Jesus’Uses Cervantes’ ‘Don Quixote’ as Subtext
Whereas J.M. Coetzee's writing regularly utilizes parables, The Death of Jesus purposely destabilizes. It dazzles in its ability to present profound questions while challenging the reader to remain critical and question the meaning derived from any and all parables.
Defining Spiritual Sequel in ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’
The powerful timing of Richard Linklater’s take on '80s competitiveness in Everybody Wants Some!!