Under the (Hard) Covers – Frankenstein

by | Mar 3, 2025 | Opinions

Do you know how some people’s parents compare their kids to other kids? Sometimes you might even catch yourself comparing your own accomplishments to others. It can be difficult to avoid the pitfall of assuming you’re falling behind when you see others your age doing...

Under the (Hard) Covers- Dorian Gray

by | Feb 27, 2025 | Opinions

Classics are known as classics for a reason; they’ve made their mark on the literary canon and continue to exist in the minds of many decades upon decades after their publication and heyday. It’s important to engage with them for the sake of understanding the...

Under the (Hard) Covers – The Road

by | Feb 17, 2025 | Opinions

Wow. Wow. Okay. Alright. Are you seeing this? Are you seeing this right now? No? Alright. Okay. Cool. Cool, cool. So I’m going to have to talk about this. We all need to be on the same page because Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” is some peak reading material.  Following...

Under the (Hard) Covers – White Nights

by | Feb 13, 2025 | Opinions

If you’ve ever wanted to re-experience the strange heartbreak of your late adolescence and young adult years — the kind where you lose something you barely had in the first place — then Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights is a perfect read for you!  The story itself...

Under the (Hard) Covers – Blood Meridian Review

by | Feb 3, 2025 | Opinions

My introduction to Cormac McCarthy was his 2006 novel The Road. McCarthy’s evocative story of a father and son surviving the apocalypse was a treat; I often recommend it to anyone with an interest in apocalyptic or horror genres. My time with McCarthy on the first...