The Chopping Block | Book Reviews

Chopping Block | Book Reviews

Books we love. Published bi-weekly.

Review of "Lapvona" by Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona is the fifth book release by the disturbingly talented American author Ottessa Moshfegh, and boy is this installment fucked up in...

Review of Past Lives, Future Bodies by Kristin Chang

Past Lives, Future Bodies by Kristin Chang is a sharp and vivid poetry collection. Each poem feels like a fish flowing through brightly...

Review of Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

Like its title implies, Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney encourages us all to speak, share our feelings, and delve into our...

Review of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

In The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake a young girl named Rose is suddenly able to taste her mother’s feelings in the lemon cake she...

7 Books To Read to Support Black Lives Matter

With the murder of George Floyd by police, protests have sparked all over the world. All fifty states, more than seven hundred U.S...

Citizen by Claudia Rankine – A Must Read

“I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.” It's one of many powerful quotes in Citizen, Claudia Rankine’s...