By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Dec 1st, 2021
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review by Meredith McKinnie “I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God’s will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at a commensurate spe...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Nov 3rd, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “How well do you know the people who live near you? How well do they know you? Everyone lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth instead?” Julian Jessop, an artist recluse from his former life of glitz and glamour, wakes up every morning and debate...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Nov 3rd, 2021
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by Taylor Jenkins Reid REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Movie stars are movie stars are movie stars. Sure, we all fade after a while. We are human, full of flaws like everyone else. But we are the chosen ones because we are extraordinary.” Taylor Jenkins Reid captures a lifestyle like no other. I read Da...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “There’s a lot of talk lately about the family you choose. It’s a phrase often used by people who were rejected by their parents or siblings and so formed a group of supporters, kindred spirits. I think it’s great they’re part of a tight-knit circle, but I wouldn’t call it...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Harvard will change you by the end of your four years, but don’t expect to change it. It wouldn’t be surprising if an institution that prided itself on being older than the government might have behaved as though it were accountable only to itself.” This novel is for true...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Sep 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I recalled all the suffering I had endured, almost more than any human could bear, but at the same time, I remained profoundly conscious of France’s own terrible misfortunes and her complete subjugation. Suddenly, I became aware of a growing feeling within – a heart...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Aug 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I will tie the glass and stone with string, hang the shards, above my bed, so that they will flash in the dark and tell the story of Katrina, the mother that swept into the Gulf and slaughtered. She left us a dark Gulf and salt burned land. She left us […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Aug 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “She’d wanted to remember everything so she could feel him with her and be comforted by that. She’d sought those memories, they were the balm she needed. And of course they were exactly also the wounds she needed balm for.” Sue Miller writes beautifully about grief, ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Aug 1st, 2021
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “One thing I have learned is that one must grab at the chances life offers – taste the fruit, drink the wine. At the hour of one’s death there will be no solace in knowing that one has known one’s place or lived safely.” Selina Lennox is the quintessential post-World...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jun 30th, 2021
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by Zadie SmithReview by Meredith McKinnie “The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.” Howard is an untenured university professor in the midst of a mid-life crisis. The white patriarch of his mixed family, he struggles to understand who he is and where he belongs in this f...
