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Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey
In Miranda Popkey’s debut novel, conversation has the power to shape the story of a life.
“A Selfie as Big as the Ritz” and “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”
By comparing a selfie to a hotel that stands tall and decadent in the cultural imagination, Lara Williams draws connections between the subtle themes of mapping, ownership, and value present in both her story and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s of a similar name—“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.”
Silence in Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends
Wordless acts of love that help alleviate pain, the intensity of conversations that build relationships, the depth of feelings that complicate them—Rooney makes it clear that such meaningful silences aren’t captured by the texts, emails, and messages in digital communication.
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