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‘The Destroyer of Worlds’ The juxtaposition of sci-fi, the horrors of racism, and the twisted nature of HP Lovecraft’s legacy make for some absolutely riveting fiction. So much is said [...]
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‘Stateless’ I don’t read much historical fiction, especially when it’s set in the last hundred years or so. I like my fiction ancient. Yet, I make an exception for Elizabeth [...]
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Posted February 02, 2023in Book Review
‘From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing and Foraging on a Fragile Planet’
David Moscow was the kid who played the Tom Hanks role in “Big” before he got so. Jon is his dad, an ethics expert and asylum facilitator. This is no [...]
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Posted February 01, 2023in Book Review
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‘Pandora’ This cozy and atmospheric delight was just what I needed for a post-holiday mental vacation. Rich with historical details, copious references to Greek mythology and effervescent characters, this sweet [...]
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Posted January 04, 2023in Book Review
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‘The Light Pirate’ Change is an incredible, inevitable, potent beast, and I don’t think I’ve ever read a piece of fiction that more aptly illustrates that point. This is an [...]
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Posted November 30, 2022in Book Review
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‘Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist’s Sketchbook’ I’m a fan of pretty books. Yes, the story is the draw, but give me a book with gorgeous pictures and passionate writing, and [...]
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Posted November 02, 2022in Book Review
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‘Kaikeyi’ Retellings of epic tales have become a genre of their own, and I am here for it. In this sparkling, sad, brilliant debut novel, Vaishnavi Patel takes on the [...]
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Posted October 05, 2022in Book Review
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‘Ithaca’ “The Odyssey” is an ancient tale with a mountain of scholarship and retellings to its name, yet there are still threads left to be pulled, new variations to explore, [...]
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Posted August 31, 2022in Book Review
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‘Lute’ Americans becoming European aristocrats is not a new trope; it’s been done throughout literature in a number of different ways. In this lovely, spooky, beautifully written debut, that common [...]
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Posted August 03, 2022in Book Review
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‘Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution’ R. F. Kuang’s Poppy War Trilogy lives rent-free in my head years after I read it, so [...]
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