A boy/girl relationship is the metaphor for artistic purity vs commercial success in Contrapposto by Dave Eggers.
Contrapposto by Dave Eggers review, and art vs business
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review:\The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
The Poet Empress may look and sound like a beautiful fantasy, and it is in parts, but it's DARK too. And brilliant.
review:\Kill Switch (Kill Chain #2) by William Hertling
A technothriller sequel that asks big questions and gives obvious answers.
review:\Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is objectively well-written, but logical inconsistencies and vague messaging prevented it connecting with me.
review:\The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper is a well-written family-driven mystery set in the Australian outback.
review:\Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher
Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher is a skin crawling story about creepy-crawlies, and is evidence that an unspectacular story can be enjoyable if it's well told.
review:\The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow
An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. No spoilers.
review:\Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. No spoilers.
review:\Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. No spoilers.
review:\Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
An author's review. I'll be objective about the writing technicalities, and specify where I feel something is valid but not to my taste. No spoilers.
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