Ada Calhoun’s debut novel “Crush” explores the concept of love through a fictionalized story heavily based on the author's ...

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When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. CRUSH, by Ada Calhoun The love child of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat Pray Love” and Carrie ...

But most fiction ultimately does aim to create distinct, defined characters—not empty vessels for the reader to project onto.

While “All Fours” resembles an edgy, provocative A24 movie, “Crush” by Ada Calhoun feels ... as she makes clear in an author’s note, the book began as a memoir before she turned it ...

“Crush” reads more like a series of journal entries or a friend telling a long-winded story over a handful of phone calls. The Troubles echo for detective in ‘Hang On St. Christopher’ Book ...

While it provides a plethora of ideas, it also leaves a lot up for discussion, making “Crush” an excellent pick for book clubs and self ponderance.

While it provides a plethora of ideas, it also leaves a lot up for discussion, making “Crush” an excellent pick for book clubs and self ponderance.

Ada Calhoun’s debut novel “Crush” is only a novel in the loosest sense. It’s really more of a well-sourced personal essay on love and relationships brilliantly disguised as a novel.