Book Reviews
Instructions for the Working Day - Joanna Campbell
The Mechanics Institute Review, September 2022
Good literary fiction often delves deep into the human psyche and the myriad of ways the intricacies of human interaction can take form. Some literary fiction, for example, Anne Michael’s Fugitive Pieces, Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance, or Sebastian Faulk’s Birdsong, act as proof that literary fiction set against a historical backdrop can also teach the reader something about our shared histories. […]
Queering the Green - edited by Paul Maddern
The Mechanics Institute Review, June 2022
When Irish poetry is mentioned most people’s thoughts first turn to the work of William Butler Yeats. His early work is marked by elaborate, flowery language and adherence to traditional forms, simultaneously always true to his strong sense of his own Irishness in its exploration of Irish landscape and legends. […]
