Tag Archives: mental institutions

Review: The Devil in Silver by Victor Lavalle

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (August 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1400069866 Source: Publisher Pepper is the newest guest in a mental institution, New Hyde Hospital, in Queens, NY. He isn’t mentally ill, instead the police decided to admit him … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Fiction, Review, Spiegel & Grau | Tagged mental institution, mental institutions, New York City, race relations | 5 Comments

Review: The Storm at the Door by Stefan Merrill Block

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Random House (June 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 1400069459 Source: Publisher The Storm at the Door is Stefan Merrill Block’s fictionalized version of his grandparents’ life, written as a means to comprehend his grandfather’s mental illness and the … Continue reading →