I feel like this is a book that should be taught in creative writing workshops. It’s an example of how narrative doesn’t have to fit neatly into the dominant idea of “craft”, how prose can be as lyrical as poetry, how difficult stories can be told beautifully, so that they lodge hooks into your heart.
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Two Books About Speaking with the Dead
I recently read The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu, and as I was reading it I was struck by how it explores some of the same themes as Katherine Addison’s The Witness for the Dead, but in a completely different way.
Book Bingo Blackout!
Earlier this month, I read the last of 24 books for Adult Summer Reading Book Bingo, hosted by Seattle Public Library and Seattle Arts & Lectures.
Book Review: Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone
Hype lets us indulge in guilt-free schadenfreude because most of the victims of Fyre Festival and similar scams don’t suffer any lasting harm.
Five Mini Book Reviews
I’m currently tearing through books at a slightly alarming pace. Blame Book Bingo.
Book Review: Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
What causes people to leave cities behind? And are they ever truly “lost”?
Book Review: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
You may recall that this novel was on my list of books I was looking forward to in 2021. I am happy to say that A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark does not disappoint. In fact, it even managed to exceed my expectations.
It’s Book Bingo Time!
Now is the time of year where I attempt to read 24 specific books without also falling behind on summer new releases. That’s right, it’s Adult Summer Reading Book Bingo time!
Book Review: Defekt by Nino Cipri
Despite being about a corporate dystopia only slightly removed from our own reality, Defekt is a strangely hopeful book.
Book Review: The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
The Unbroken drew me in with its complex queer female characters and kept me reading because I never knew what was going to happen next. Even up to the last few pages I had no idea how it would end.