Human Acts is about tragedy. It’s also about people. And humanity. One of the working titles for the English translation of the novel (by Deborah Smith) was Uprisings – a reference to both the literal uprising, as well as the metaphorical uprisings throughout the novel. However, I think Human Acts was a perfect title for the novel; it reflects the searing humanity you face by not only the events, but all of the characters.
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“The Argonauts” and Being Vulnerable in Your Writing
At the center of Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts is a structured confusion. A confusion over things everyone’s considered: their place in life, their past, their future, love, and life itself. And a confusion over specificities: identity and sexuality and gender and motherhood and the philosophy of everything combined. I read The Argonauts because it was […]
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‘Barbie’ Review: Ambitious, Girly, and Feminist
A sea of pink floods into the theater. Even from a mile away, an onlooker knows where everyone is going. To see the most anticipated movie of the year, “Barbie”. Greta Gerwig’s (co-writer and director) ambitious film follows her trend of movies about girlhood and coming-of-age (such as “Ladybird” and “Little Women”).
Continue ReadingHanya Yanagihara’s Crude Obsession With Sad, Gay Men
By the time you finish the 800-page story that is A Little Life, you’ll be left with the feeling of a hopeless desperation for a happy ending, even a single happy moment for the main character. The “New York Life” story follows four friends living in New York over five decades, centered around the one […]
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