book reviews
Where you can read my ideas about what I’ve been reading.
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A shorter novel by Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter is a character study on the conflict between motherhood and adulthood that refuses any easy answers.
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A humorous yet thoughtful exploration of gender, sexuality, and class across several centuries of British life, Orlando by Virginia Woolf is a wonderful read.
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Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor tells the story of a poor, rural village in Mexico wracked by violence after the death of The Witch.
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Searoad by Ursula K. Le Guin is a series of interconnected short stories about a fictional town on the Oregon coast and the lives of its inhabitants across several decades.
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Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders combines magic, generational trauma, queer love, and overcoming obstacles to remarkable effect.
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Published by Coffee House Press, Ada by Mark Haber is an absurdist romp of a novella that explores the outer limits of obsession.
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A nuanced reflection on the titular topic, Love by Toni Morrison is a heady brew of mystery, shades of grey, and secrets.
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As book 106 for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, Andrew Schartmann discusses the genius of the Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack by Koji Kondo.
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Paradise by Toni Morrison is liminal and elegiac, rustic and resplendent, a powerful testament to her tremendous skills.
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Published by New Directions, The Wax Child by Olga Ravn is a powerful metaphor and critique of patriarchy that’s also a crackling story about witches.
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