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Frank Atlas Writes: A Collection of Reviews, Essays, and Poetry


My journey into the realm of book reviewing, content creation, and BookTok.
120,000 words…that is the higher end of how many words are in the average adult fiction novel. Reading a book a week brings you to...
Frank Atlas
Jul 10, 2023


Poetry Review: "Pig: Poems" by Sam Sax
Thank you to Scribner Publishing and NetGalley for the Digital ARC “Pig: Poems” by Sam Sax is such a wonderful collection of poetic...
Frank Atlas
Jun 15, 2023


Extreme Horror Review: "Fish Pie Face Fuck!" by Sean Hawker
“Fish Pie Face Fuck” by Sean Hawker is one of the most sick, twisted, depraved, vile, and abhorrent extreme horror books I’ve ever read....
Frank Atlas
Jun 14, 2023


How Far Does a Mother's Love Reach?: An Essay on "Saving Noah" by Lucinda Berry
"Saving Noah" by Lucina Berry is about a suburban family from Buffalo Grove, IL and how their life is affected after their 15 year old...
Frank Atlas
May 17, 2023


Book Lovers: A Review
Book Lovers follows Nora, a work-a-holic literary agent in New York City, as she goes on a sister's trip to Sunshine Falls, North...
Frank Atlas
May 5, 2023


Graphic Novel Review: "Latah" by Thomas Legrain
“Latah” is a graphic novel by Thomas Legrain and published by Europe Comics. The story follows a squad of American soldiers in the La...
Frank Atlas
Apr 20, 2023


ARC review: "Emergency" by Kathleen Alcott
“Emergency” by Kathleen Alcott is a series of short stories mostly following people who seem to be at the precipice of making a decision...
Frank Atlas
Apr 19, 2023


Sunsets On The Sidewalk
i asked, “where do you think we go when we die?” you said, “don’t be so pretentious. does it even matter since we’re dead?” sometimes the...
Frank Atlas
Apr 19, 2023


Book Review: "Dead of Winter" by Darcy Coates
Dead of Winter starts off by pushing you to the edge of your seat and absolutely keeps you frozen there until the very last page. This...
Frank Atlas
Apr 7, 2023


Book Review: "Thy Father's Glass" by Jeffray Harrison
How do you navigate forgiveness for someone who may not even remember what they’ve done? How to we find peace within ourselves when...
Frank Atlas
Mar 25, 2023


Speak No Evil? No...I think I will...heh heh heh
Has anyone ever thought “Oh wow this is a very uncomfortable and blatantly dangerous situation…meh it should be fine” well I have a movie...
Frank Atlas
Mar 19, 2023


"Come on, why don't you show me that pretty smile?"
If you had to think about the society of today (2023) how would you see the way women are treated and viewed in public? A world screaming...
Frank Atlas
Feb 20, 2023


Endure and Survive: A Post-Apocalyptic Expectation of Violence for Survival
"Endure and Survive." A key phrase and overall theme to the game and HBOmax television series “The Last of Us”. The story follows Joel...
Frank Atlas
Jan 30, 2023
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