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Long River Review
Long River Review

UConn's Literary & Arts Magazine

Tag: Books

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The Beautiful Contradiction of Adaptation

LRR, March 7, 2023February 8, 2025

Poetry panelist and Interviews editor Kelley Gifford gives us some wonderful insight on book-to-film adaptations!

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Three Reasons to Visit the Book Barn

LRR, March 3, 2023February 8, 2025

Translations editor Mariana Batchvarova shares her favorite, not-so-hidden spot to find her new favorite read!

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Why Don’t Boys Read?

LRR, June 2, 2022February 8, 2025

To read or not to read? That’s the question. Catherine Casey explores the gendered divide that seems to define those who gravitate one way or another…

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But First, Let Me Take A Shelfie: Bookshelf Organization

LRR, March 7, 2022February 8, 2025

This is your sign to rearrange your bookshelf for catharsis. Eileen Sholomicky gives us a tour of her methodical book displays and suggests a few additional methods…

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Read Between the Lines– and Above, Around, and All Over Them, Too: Making the Case for Book Marginalia

LRR, April 29, 2021February 8, 2025

Elisabeth Bienvenue on the book Marginalia

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POV: You’re the Last Person in the World to Read Harry Potter

LRR, April 23, 2020February 8, 2025

By Jennie Fetzer Picture this, it’s the early 2000s, and if you’re a millennial or *cusp* Gen-Zer, you’re probably about to get off the bus from school, drink a Capri-Sun juice pouch, and read the Harry Potter series for the third (no, fourth) time through.  A strange reality hit me…

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Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts

LRR, April 16, 2020February 8, 2025

By Brenna Sarantides The day that UConn closed campus and moved to online classes, I told myself I would have a lot to show for all my free time. I’d read a few books a week. I’d finally start writing the novel I’ve been story-boarding. I’d finish a large canvas…

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6 Books to Get You Through Your Quarter Life Crisis

LRR, March 26, 2020February 8, 2025

By Brenna Sarantides We all can agree that times are weird right now. In the midst of quarantining, existential dread is abundant. For those in their 20s, panic was already on the horizon. These conditions have merely exasperated the effects.  On the brink of adulthood, many people find themselves questioning…

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What Quarantine Book You Should be Reading Based on Your Star Sign

LRR, March 25, 2020February 8, 2025

By Jennie Fetzer It’s Monday, March 23, 2020, and the CDC has officially closed all non-essential businesses in the state of Connecticut. It has also been advised that we practice social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19, better known as “Corona”. For many, this means hunkering down in our…

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Anna Coronina… or How Classic Books Would Change if the Main Character had Coronavirus

LRR, March 16, 2020February 8, 2025

By Alyssa Grimaldi Part of the magic in reading emerges from the distinct ability of imagining yourself in the place of any protagonist. You can be Elizabeth Bennet at the ball with Mr. Darcy, Harry Potter fighting Voldemort, or Hamlet avenging his father’s untimely death. But what if characters from…

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