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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 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 July 06, 2022in Book Review
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‘Ordinary Monsters’ This one is a beauty of melancholy and the painful parts of humanity. It is atmospheric and seething with tension and grit with just enough heart to claw [...]
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Posted June 01, 2022in Book Review
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‘How High We Go in the Dark’ Stories and people connected in surprising ways; the myths we tell ourselves even when reality is breathing down our necks; the absolute power [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Book Review
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‘When We Were Birds’ I can write this review in one sentence: This might be the perfect magical realism novel; go read it. Yejide has a complicated relationship with her [...]
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