Book Review of MY DARK VANESSA
It took me a long time to write my book review of My Dark Vanessa. Much longer than it took me to read the book, which I drank up as quickly as I could. Author Kate Elizabeth Russell's novel is exquisite, which is an odd thing to say for a story about such a delicate topic -- a 15-year old student seduced by her middle-aged English teacher -- but it's true. The writing in My Dark Vanessa is haunting, beautiful, and lyrical from the...