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America Pacifica
In a skillfully crafted post-apocalyptic world, Darcy, our young hero, searches for her missing mother in Anna North’s debut novel America Pacifica. We’ve seen some of this before: the human race in a...
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The Last Book I Loved: Dear Lil Wayne
When I was 16, I got my first job as a barista. When I was 17 and I went away to school, I got my second job as a barista. When I was 18 and I went to Texas alone for the summer, I got my third job as...
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Spotlight: The Rumpus Review of Panthers in the Hole
Every cause needs heroes.Or at least protagonists. A strong central figure, or figures, can be invaluable in bringing a message to a public obsessed with narrative. No matter how big an issue, or how...
View ArticleStability in the Spinning Chaos
Why is Catch-22 so widely read? According to the Guardian’s Sam Jordison, Joseph Heller’s novel is powerful because its protagonist Yossarian is “an old-fashioned hero”:Readers immediately cared about...
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #19: Are YOU My Hero?
This week, I’ve found myself thinking about heroism. What makes a hero, anyway? Who should we choose for our heroes? When I was around fourteen, I developed a hero crush on W. C. Fields, of all people!...
View ArticleNot Your Typical Hero: Hostage by Guy Delisle
It takes a moment for my eyes to adjust to the first panel of Guy Delisle’s Hostage. Against the white page, it feels like stepping inside on a sunny day: a layer of inky shadow flattens, disorients....
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