It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway.

Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through the roller coaster of a ride. The depth of the novel was evidenced by the constantly shifting meaning of the title itself. In fact, the entire work never changes its meaning, but somehow, seamlessly, simply means more. This is a rare and memorable piece of work.

Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you.

A metaphor cannot be paraphrased

Why will I bury you? So that one day I might disturb your grave.

Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy Talk' is just that. It is like a collision of William Gaddis, M*A*S*H and The Beguiled. It is a Haiti I could never have imagined and will not soon forget. These nurses are crazy and I wish I knew them.

It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway.