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Category: Reviews

Silent Child: A Joke With No Punchline

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Rome Smaoui

Kalista Puhnaty takes a look at Silent Child and why the book is disappointing because of its unsatisfying plot twist.

A Prank Gone Too Far

Posted on July 4, 2019February 26, 2020 by Priyanka Sebeni

Nonfiction Editor for Parallax, Alan Lee, writes on Jake Paul’s new book, “You Gotta Want It”.

What You Didn’t Learn in History Class

Posted on November 7, 2018November 9, 2018 by Ryan French

Ryan French reviews Killers of the Flower Moon, a non-fiction book authored by David Grann.

Adultolescence: A Money Grab for a Social Media-Crazed Generation

Posted on October 3, 2018February 26, 2020 by Kalista Puhnaty

Delany Burk takes a look at Adultolescence, and why the poetry collection isn’t worth picking up.

Love In The Time Of Stomach Bacteria

Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Bailey Bujnosek

Bailey Bujnosek writes about John Green’s seventh novel, Turtles All The Way Down.

“Honey, you’re not crazy. You’re a woman.”

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by Emily Clarke

Emily Clarke submerges herself in the empowering stories of Roxane Gay’s “Difficult Women.”

Masi-America

Posted on February 23, 2015May 12, 2016 by Katie

This is a review of ‘Pig Park’, an incredibly relatable novel by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, depicting a lovely summer story about the hardships of a failing town just outside of Chicago, and the families trying to keep it alive after its economic downturn.

Pink Weddings with Kristina Darling & Carol Guess.

Posted on March 3, 2014May 12, 2016 by Ana Garcia

Ana Garcia experiences grown-up fairy tales in “X Marks the Dress: A Registry,” a new poetry book by Kristina Marie Darling & Carol Guess.

The Not So Wild Girls

Posted on October 21, 2013October 23, 2013 by Sabrina Melendez

Ana Garcia expresses disappointment about “not so wild girls” in Mary Stewart Atwell’s recent novel, Wild Girls.

A Quick Trip to the Brothel

Posted on May 28, 2013May 31, 2013 by Isaac Dwyer

Isaac Dwyer experiences a new type of poetry reading, filled with coy cowboys and time-warp aristocrats.

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What is Parallax?

Parallax is a premier high school student-edited literary magazine, featuring original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and screenplays, as well as book reviews and author interviews. Edited by the Creative Writing Department at Idyllwild Arts Academy, the magazine accepts submissions from high school students worldwide. Read more.

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Interviews with Jane Wong and Eliot Triechel, and a wonderful new batch of stories and poems!

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