Smart, sexy, and poetic—Angress paints a world of sapphic love, trying to comprehend itself and find meaning in a world filled with art, politics, jealousy, and the hunt for an artist's voice, where, all the while, love and lovers struggle from being torn apart. ~ Reviewed by Alex Bell
In this marvelous examination of the history of diabetes and its relationship with insulin, Taubes confronts general understanding and medical orthodoxies and asks how this disease has gotten exceptionally out of hand in the one hundred years since the discovery of insulin treatments and, hopefully, what a new path forward might be. ~ Reviewed by Alex Bell
This book is a brilliant retelling of Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, seeped in eerie mysteries, a creepy gothic mansion, and disturbing hares that will make you think twice about petting them. I highly recommend this read for anyone eager to slip into a gothic atmosphere like Elizabeth Báthory slips into a bath. ~ Reviewed by Alex Bell
Given its length, The Power Broker is daunting to read, with chapters almost obese with facts and statistics. Still, Caro uses all that data to build an unbiased monument to Robert Moses—the giant who helped build many parks and roadways through New York City and neighboring Long Island—with all its cracks, grandeur, and sordid history. It's a sweeping, epic masterpiece of love, corruption, blind ambition, and tragedy. ~ Reviewed by Alex Bell
Emily Brontë's tale is a well-told, brooding Gothic romance of high order. It feels wicked to love these characters, and that's the point. Love is the only redeeming quality Heathcliff possesses, thus keeping him bound in the realm of humanity. Wuthering Heights suggests love is not only amoral but also what separates us from evil. ~ Reviewed by Alex Bell