Emily Prohammer

Is Normal People Really Normal?

January 7, 2025

Sally Rooney’s Normal People is often misunderstood. While several readers appreciated the realistic portrayal of young love and honest depiction of emotiona... Read More

A Dissection of the Obsessed Artist: What Does It Take to be Great?

December 24, 2024

How much are you willing to risk in the pursuit of perfection? Where is the line drawn between tough coaching and abuse, and how blurry can that line be? Amb... Read More

The Midnight Library: Where Destiny Meets Choice

December 15, 2024

How much of our lives do we have control over? How much of our lives are left up to fate? Can the two coexist? These questions have left humanity puzzled, an... Read More

The Beauty Behind the La La Land Ending

November 25, 2024

Spoilers ahead! If you’ve seen La La Land, you know there’s some controversy about how it ends. Mia and Sebastian, who had dreams of building a life toget... Read More

Coraline Did It Right, Here’s How

March 18, 2024

As it approaches its 15th anniversary, Coraline remains a literary and cinematic masterpiece. Written by Neil Gaiman and published in 2002, this dark fantasy... Read More

Delirium’s Failed Screen Adaptation

March 11, 2024

In the early 2000s, dystopian novels experienced a significant evolution known as the “dystopian boom.” Many screen adaptations came from the release of popu... Read More

What Does “If Only I Had Told Her” Say About Love and Grief?

March 4, 2024

As the season of love comes to a close, I want to bring back attention to a book released in early February of this year: If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Now... Read More