I love weird books. And flowery writing. And wintery vibes. And strange stories about a magic toyshop that make you question what is real and what is fake.
Angela Carter’s “The Magic Toyshop”...
I've never seen "Pulp Fiction" (1994). I know. I'll get around to it eventually. But I have read pulp fiction or at least a novel heavily inspired by it: Anna Dorn's most recent release, "Perfume &...
I’m an English and history major, so of course I love historical fiction! But my academic life choices also make me incredibly picky about the genre. If I’m reading historical fiction, I either really...
There are few more iconic book backstories than that of “Frankenstein.” The tale of Mary Shelley crafting ghost stories on a dark and stormy night with the poet Lord Byron and her husband Percy Shelley,...
I hail from California, so October is an exciting month for me — the leaves don’t fall back home! My single qualm with this month is that it’s synonymous with midterm season; if you had no time to...
Even though I have stated this in practically all of my reviews this semester, I’ll reiterate: I love fall. I love fall books that drop me right into the wonderful world of autumn in both cozy and spooky...
Did you know that the guy who wrote The Piña Colada Song is also a best-selling author? Well, me neither, until I happened to pick up Rupert Holmes' book in a Barnes & Noble, lured in by the shiny...
Whenever somebody asks me the near-impossible question, “What’s your favorite book?” I always respond with one of two answers: “Jane Eyre,” or Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel “Rebecca,”...
I've decided that the "Book Review" tag on The Lafayette's website needs to diversify its ratings a bit more. It's book "review," not book "recommendation," after all – not that there wasn't the occasional...
With the start of fall just around the corner, all I want is a well-written, easy-to-read mystery novel that gives me all of the fall vibes that I need. If you’re like me and looking for something to...
Ah, summer. A season free of school, of homework, of books. Unless you’re me. Or Maddie. Or someone who just loves to read.
I read a lot of nonfiction books this summer without meaning to. I think...
I know you're busy and I know that using your limited free time to turn off your brain and doom-scroll TikTok is enticing. I also know that there are things about my life that I didn't understand until...
