THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 9 Severance by Ling Ma
For Episode 9 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal covers Ling Ma’s 2018 dystopian bestseller "Severance." The novel tells the story of a young millennial living in New York as a global pandemic sweeps across the world and changes life as she knows it (sound familiar?). Alt…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 8 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
For Episode 8 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Host Anuja Jaiswal covers “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” steeped in dramatic irony and satire, and considered a cornerstone of classic American literature. Since its original release in 1884, Twain’s novel has enjoyed both acclaim and cr…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 7 Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
For Episode 7 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal presents an insightful look at Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing," the 2016 historical novel that took the literary world by storm, where each chapter portrays the life of a different descendant of the Asante wo…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 6 Daphne DuMaurier's "REBECCA"
On Episode 6 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal covers the classic Daphne DuMaurier masterpiece “Rebecca.” DuMaurier’s carefully paced narration and layered intrigue has inspired several adaptations since it was written in 1938, most notably Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film, a…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 5 Villette
On Episode 5 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal reviews “Villette,” Charlotte Bronte’s final novel, lesser known than “Jane Eyre,” but no less powerful. “VILLETTE" follows the life of Lucy Snowe, who leaves England to teach abroad and Anuju digs deep into the Victorian nov…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 4 The Moonstone
On Episode 4 of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal reviews Wilkie Collins’ classic novel “The Moonstone.” Originally published in 1868, “The Moonstone," considered one of the first detective novels ever written, set the template for stories with multiple narrators and influen…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 3 The Bluest Eye
On this episode of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW, Host Anuja Jaiswal reviews Toni Morrison’s classic first novel “The Bluest Eye,” a powerful work about identity and race that still resonates today. Anuja goes back to the beginning of the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s iconic c…
THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Episode 2 Borderlands
On this episode of THE MANHATTAN MILLENNIAL BOOK REVIEW Host Anuja Jaiswal reviews the 1987 modern classic novel/memoir/autobiography "Borderlands" by Gloria E. Anzaldua. Find out the ins and outs of this fascinating work through the eyes of a millennial reader who herself has crossed many literal…