White noise is doomscrolling
In the later half of 2022, I watched Noah Baumbach’s most recent directorial film on Netflix, White Noise, an adaptation…
Between the Lines
How Tender is the Flesh inexplicitly analyzes the cruelty of femicide
Trigger warning: This article mentions murder, cannibalism, and violent imagery. Imagine a world where murder is state-sanctioned. Is it still…
My Year of Rest and Relaxation—the white woman’s American Psycho?
Trigger Warning: This article mentions sexual assault, suicide, and self-harm. For years, I used sleep as a means of avoiding…
What we can learn from Black authors
I am not an avid reader. For a long time, graphic novels with fantastical illustrations were the only stories I…
Books that changed my life in 2022
Throughout 2022, I found myself amazed by the connections I was able to make between the books I read, the…
How the “female gaze” presents itself in queer literature
Classic literature persists through individuals who revive old works in modern ways. In her novel The Song of Achilles, author…
Our troubling climate represented in The Parable of the Sower
Published in 1993, Octavia Butler’s novel The Parable of the Sower tells the story of Lauren Oya Olamina, a 15-year-old…
Exhilarating horror in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Why do we enjoy reading horror novels? In his essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” Stephen King poses a similar…
I’m Glad My Mom Died uncovers the secrets behind Nickelodeon stars
TW: Eating disorders, OCD, depression, sexual harassment. Everyone, at some point, craves fame. We crave red carpets, magazine shoots, and…
Hopes and griefs in The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows the stories of four women who meet after church every week to…
Remaining resilient in The Son of the House
Spoiler warning: this review contains plotlines from The Son of the House. This book is not about men, despite what…
Learning to love yourself in The Sky Blues
In our heteronormative society, a large struggle for the LGBTQ2S+ community is acceptance. Even when ignored, negative reactions are so…
Green Grass, Running Water: A Compelling Conversation on Indigenous Issues in Canada
Humour is undoubtedly one of the best ways to grip an audience and drive a difficult message home. Cherokee author…
An honest glimpse of life with mental illness in Turtles All the Way Down
CW: Mental illness, anxiety, OCD Following the cultural phenomenon of The Fault in Our Stars, author John Green returned five…
Homes: A Refugee Story carries the weight of war
Written and published in 2018 by emerging author Winnie Yeung, Homes: A Refugee Story became successful after winning Alberta Book…