contemporary literature — The Attic on Eighth

The Choices We Make: On Sophie Mackintosh’s Blue Ticket

In her latest book review for The Attic on Eighth, Rachel Tay turns to Sophie Mackintosh’s Blue Ticket and addresses the topics of choice around motherhood, aided by the work of Jacqueline Rose in Mothers.

Literature, Book ReviewsRachel TayAugust 5, 2020Sophie Mackintosh, Blue Ticket, Rachel Tay, literature, lit, contemporary literature, Contemporary Lit, motherhoodComment

Anaesthetised by Solitude: On Ottessa Moshfegh’s Death in Her Hands

In her latest book review, Rachel Tay celebrates Ottessa Moshfegh’s newly released Death In Her Hands and considers what reading about solitude does to the mind in lockdown.

LiteratureRachel TayJune 23, 2020Ottessa Moshfegh, Death In Her Hands, lit, literature, contemporary literature, new releases, book reviews, Rachel TayComment

Campus Novels From A Different Perspective

As the academic season kicks into full gear, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin and Raquel Reyes share a list of academic novels not written by yet another straight, white man.

LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-Willemin and Raquel ReyesSeptember 30, 2019campus novels, campus novel, campus novels not by men, academia, literature, contemporary literature, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel ReyesComment

The Testaments, or the Literary Merits of the Political Novel

Attic writer Milena Le Fouillé delves into the complexities of approaching the sequel to a contemporary classic and reviews Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments.

LiteratureMilena Le FouilléSeptember 28, 2019Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, Milena Le Fouillé, contributor posts, contributor post, lit, literature, contemporary literature, recent releases, book review, The Testaments, new Margaret Atwood novelComment