by Richard Ronald | Sep 8, 2018 | Books, Cormac McCarthy
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan There are very few authors whose entire works I’ve personally sought out. Cormac McCarthy is one such gem. One of the world’s greatest living writers, his skill is something to behold. His...
by Richard Ronald | Sep 8, 2018 | Books, Lionel Shriver
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan An epic book like “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is rare, yeah. I can see this as some rather strikingly beautiful monster composed of the few scary parts from Ira Levin’s...
by Richard Ronald | Sep 8, 2018 | Books, Niccolo Machiavelli
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan I’m weirdly pleased that The Prince lives up to its reputation: it is indeed Machiavellian. Here’s his advice on conquering self-governing states (i.e. democracies): “The only way to...
by Richard Ronald | Sep 6, 2018 | Books, Joan Didion
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan Personal and universal wisdom of grief and loss of a beloved husband of forty years. Written from the heart, but understood with the exquisite mind of Ms. Didion. Presented with the eyes looking back to...
by Richard Ronald | Sep 6, 2018 | Books, Joan Didion
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan This book is simply brilliant. The fatalism of it’s heroine, Maria Wyeth, is absolutely heart-wrenching as she slowly grows more and more tired of life. Didion is a surgeon, each sentence like a...
by Richard Ronald | Sep 5, 2018 | Books, Tanya Thompson
Buy Paperback Buy eBook Review from a Transgressive Fiction Fan What an amazing story– I’m floored by the sheer audacity. My first, second, third…. twentieth thought was, ‘this can’t be real?’ But, is it? After having gone through...
