The Willows by Algernon Blackwood This is technically more of a short story than a novel, but someone had mentioned it was the inspiration for The Hollow Places, which is a book I adored, so I thought I’d check it out. Actually, the critique of The Hollow Places asserted that T. Kingfisher hadn’t just used …
Tag: literary
Sep 07
Book Review: The Orchardist
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin The first thing I noticed about this book is that the author did not use quotations to set off dialog. It made it feel to me as if the novel was silent, underwater, like watching a movie with the sound off. There is dialog, but it’s not in quotes, so …
Dec 01
Book Review: Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro I read THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, and was blown away by how spot-on the English butler felt, so I picked this up, having no idea what it was about. It took me a good half a chapter before I realized there was anything science-fiction or dystopian about …
Jul 30
Book Review: The Flamethrowers
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner This book feels very literary to me in that it’s full of a lot of different things, but if you asked me what it was about, I’d have a hard time answering. About a girl who dated a rich man? About poseur artists? About speed? About motorcycles? The main character …
Jun 12
Book Review-My Real Children
My Real Children by Jo Walton I’m torn between four and five stars for this. I think it would be four stars if you’re expecting a sci-fi/fantasy novel, and five stars if you’re expecting a book club novel. Alas, after AMONG OTHERS and the SMALL CHANGE series, my expectations from Jo Walton are perhaps unreasonably …
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