Skip to content (Press Enter)
The River

The River

What's Going On In Kingston

  • News
  • Arts and Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Comment and Opinion
  • Podcast
  • LIVE
  • About
    • About us
    • BA Journalism
The River

The River

What's Going On In Kingston

  • News
  • Arts and Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Comment and Opinion
  • Podcast
  • LIVE
  • About
    • About us
    • BA Journalism
Home>Book review

Book review

A participant holds signs from a stoop next door to the Stonewall National Monument during a rally in support of transgender youth, in New York. Several hundred demonstrators shouted "Trump is a fascist, drive him out" at the Manhattan rally, in which supporters spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to roll back a federal rule saying public schools had to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender identity 23 Feb 2017
08/01/2021

Why ‘Irreversible Damage’ by Abigail Shrier is harmful to the transgender community

Abigail Shrier’s controversial book fuels the ongoing debate surrounding transgender youth. She argues her book is about “an epidemic” that …

Read More
27/03/2020

The Other’s Gold book review: One is silver…

3/5 Stars As someone who has gone through their fair share of inner friendship turmoil, Elizabeth Ames debut novel The …

Read More
21/02/2020

River Exclusive: author feels for those who struggle with friendship at university

In a River exclusive, the author of the highly successful novel, The Roommates, said she feels for students who do …

Read More
01/11/2019

Big Read 2019 review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

3.5/5 stars “I’d like to speak to a patient, please. Her name is Queenie Hennessy […] Tell her Harold Fry …

Read More
26/10/2019

Booker Prize winner Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other: is it worth the record-breaking win?

When the judges announced a shock joint winner for this year’s Booker Prize, I had high expectations. With Margaret Atwood’s novel already …

Read More
04/10/2019

Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments was worth the 35-year wait

Did he live or die? What a cliff-hanger, right? Sherlock fans had to wait two years for the burning question …

Read More
07/11/2013

Review: Film in Five Seconds

The River reviews the book Film in Five Seconds

Read More
09/10/2013

Review: Lindsey Kelk – About A Girl

We review the latest ‘hilarious’ novel from esteemed author Lindsey Kelk

Read More
25/04/2013

Review: Sophie Kinsella – Wedding Night

The River reviews the newest release from chick-lit queen Sophie Kinsella. Laura Rietz The older she gets, the more Lottie …

Read More
25/04/2013

Review: Dan Brown – Inferno

With over 200 million sold copies, he is one of the most successful thriller authors of all times. Now Dan …

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2

Latest Post

  • Chai Nashta: Where Kingston meets the flavours of Mumbai
  • “It was so messy but also very funny”: KU’s jaw dropping flatcest confessions
  • KU volleyball team sets sights on strong season and bigger crowds
  • Modern romance, modern rules: The emotional cost of situationships
  • England v Latvia | Three Lions qualify for 2026 World Cup: The River’s post-match analysis
© 2025 The River. Metro Magazine | Developed By Rara Theme. Powered by WordPress.