Monday Musing: Liberalism, Literature, And The Myth Of ‘Political Correctness Gone Mad’

November 18, 2019 ~ The Book Habit

For those currently tuned into the mayhem of British and American politics, the world appears to be existing on the brink of apocalyptic doom. While political trends usually operate on an endless pendulum swing from left to right, the vitriol and division that seems to characterise both contemporary policy and propaganda has instilled the sense … Continue reading Monday Musing: Liberalism, Literature, And The Myth Of ‘Political Correctness Gone Mad’

Review: Inland by Téa Obreht

November 16, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

"She learned letters and manners from the pale, dismayed wives of her father's subordinates, who raised her to defend the hearth and revile a lie - nominally at least, for the older she grew the more she came to recognize falsehood as the preservative that allowed the world to maintain its shape. The lumbermen, for … Continue reading Review: Inland by Téa Obreht

Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

September 14, 2019September 16, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

"Even in death the boys were trouble. The secret graveyard lay on the north side of the Nickel campus, in a patchy acre of wild grass between the old work barn and the school dump...The developers of the office park had earmarked the field for a lunch plaza, with four water features and a concrete … Continue reading Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Review: The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 4 Comments

"To be a Parisian in Nablus was to be out of step with the times, locked in an old colonial formula where subjects imitated masters as if in the seams of their old garments they hoped to find some dust of power left trapped. This was not precisely the case with Midhat, who seemed rather … Continue reading Review: The Parisian by Isabella Hammad