Because I don’t know enough about poetry to know what I like, I basically only read one poetry book a year, and that’s because Book Bingo inevitably has some poetry-related prompt.
Month: June 2024
Book Review: Heroes by Stephen Fry
You can probably surmise from the title what this book is about: the heroes of Greek mythology, those demigods and other generally supernaturally awesome people (mostly dudes…) who went around doing labors and ridding the ancient world of monsters.
Book Review: Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
The whole world needs to know how much I despise this book.
Book Review: The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
This is some real trauma porn. It’s got Jewish trauma, gay trauma, war trauma, refugee trauma, drug abuse trauma, just trauma for days. Or decades, really, since the book spans more than 30 years and then has a 21st century epilogue.
Book Review: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
There’s not one big thing that makes this story of a young woman who can summon ghosts a good book. It’s a lot of little things.
Book Review: Babel by R.F. Kuang
After reading Babel, my short assessment is that it’s a good book, but it’s not a great book.