2018
Sarah Moss: Ghost Wall
Dorian, in his first piece for The Mookse and the Gripes, takes a deep look at Sarah Moss’s Ghost Wall.
Stephen King: The Outsider
It’s been nearly a quarter century since I read anything by Stephen King. I tried his most recent, The Outsider, to see if he and I could come back together.
David Grann: The White Darkness
Trevor reviews David Grann’s latest, The White Darkness, a look at Henry Worsley and his polar exploration.
Anna Burns: Milkman
Paul reviews this year’s Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman, by Anna Burns.
Sally Rooney: Normal People
Lee reviews Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel, Normal People. This book was longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room
Lee reviews Rachel Kushner’s The Mars Room, which is longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
Daisy Johnson: Everything Under
Lee reviews Daisy Johnson’s Everything Under, a retelling of the Oedipus myth in contemporary England. The book is on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist.
Pat Barker: The Silence of the Girls
Trevor reviews Pat Barker’s war novel, The Silence of the Girls, a retelling of the Iliad from the perspective of Achilles’s captive Briseis.
