The Readers Corner
Jason Allen’s debut novel, The East End, proves he has a distinct and dynamic voice with staying power. There are books that need pairing with a box of Kleenex with which to wipe away your tears. Reading The East End, however, requires a bottle of Visine for your unblinking eyes. Allen’s cinematic style reads like a high-intensity TV series worth binge-watching all night. His narrative brings with it poetic gravitas but at a thriller’s pace. From its suspenseful start to its explosive end, The East End traps all your senses in a state of high alert—and it doesn’t let you go until you’re through reading (and maybe not even then).
BY SOLANGE JAZAYERI
124 | NO V E MBE R 2019
