CMC Archives - trace nichols

cmc exhibition open book: the book as object and image

trace January 23, 2019 as seen in

illustration and text-based works for ‘open book’…

The Institute

by Stephen King

“It was so simple, but it was a revelation: what you did for yourself was what gave you the power.” Fast moving, gripping narrative, not fully in the voice of the traditional King works (assistance writing this one?). Nonetheless, I th...

The Outsider

by Stephen King

3.75 stars “If you can’t let go of the past, the mistakes you’ve made will eat you alive.” Reading this King novel makes you look forward to seeing how the TV translation will pull off the often subtle eeriness as well as harsh brutalit...

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

3.75 stars Fun, easy, fast read in a strong contemporary vernacular. "Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living showing other women how to do the same. A mother to two small girls, she started out as a bl...