Literary Fiction

    Literary fiction is a term that has come into common usage in the early 1960s. The term is principally used to distinguish “serious fiction” which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction.

    Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    Yes, I know The Zone of Interest became a movie. But it sat on my [digital] shelf for...
    When All Is Said

    When All Is Said

    This is a book about growing up and growing old in modern-day Ireland. So you know what you’re...
    The Nix

    The Nix

    I constantly feel like I don't read enough. I used to read quite a bit. But life comes at you. Podcasts come at you. Everything seems to take priority over reading a
    Imagine Me Gone

    Imagine Me Gone

    Mental illness is a bitch. It's also one of — if not the — favorite topic of just about every single modern literary fiction novel ever. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
    Eileen

    Eileen

    I came to Eileen with little to no idea what it was about. I mean, I had a...
    Point Omega

    Point Omega

    It’s been a bit since I picked up a Don DeLillo book. Truth be told, there was a...
    Here I Am

    Here I Am

    Look, man, I'm a Foerhead. Ok, that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but suffice it to say that I'm a fan of Foer's work and had been waiting with baited breath for
    A Doubter's Almanac

    A Doubter’s Almanac

    This feels like a book that in 2001 would have been as popular as The Corrections. But given...
    2666

    2666

    An epic, 900-page novel made up of five books and loosely centered around hundreds of murders of young...
    The Pale King

    The Pale King

    Nobody ever said David Foster Wallace was an easy read. Granted, some of his books are easier than...
    Tinkers

    Tinkers

    Tinkers is what they (or I) call a small book. In stature. In scope. In just about everything....
    lay of the land

    The Lay of the Land

    Having read both The Sportswriter and Independence Day (although not in the correct order) it only made sense...
    Theft

    Theft

    Peter Carey is quickly becoming one of my favorite storytellers. The guy can spin a yarn with the...
    Seven Types of Ambiguity

    Seven Types of Ambiguity

    Ambiguity is one of those words that I only understand in context. As a stand-alone word, it’s slippery...
    Black Dogs

    Black Dogs

    I’m not even really sure where to begin with this one. To call it a throw-away would be...
    The Sea

    The Sea

    There’s something about the way that Banville writes that just kind of casts a pall over everything. I...
    The Mezzanine

    The Mezzanine

    In college we did some pretty nerdy stuff. For instance, we named all of the rooms in our...