Ultimately, Banal Nightmare is one of those books that will land perfectly with readers who often feel like the characters in the book, and will not land with those who rarely feel that way.

There’s cringeworthy, sometimes triggering material in “Banal Nightmare,” but it is also quite funny. And one thing you can say about Butler’s characters: Despite their insecurities ...

If this novel has one central flaw, it’s that the characters rarely rise above the level of the banal and the obvious. Ellen might make a great senator, but as a protagonist, she’s not all there.

character after character implodes in a mess of overthinking and a tendency to assume that they possess unique insight into human behavior. Banal Nightmare is primarily about Margaret “Moddie ...

In Halle Butler’s new book, “Banal Nightmare,” a 30-something woman returns to her hometown to get out of a rut and reassess her life after a bad breakup. By Amil Niazi Amil Niazi is a ...

In this new season, the representation of culturally diverse characters on the grounds of Hartley High is “banal multiculturalism”. While season one looked closely at the entrenched racism of ...