By Khaiah Thomson I was given a copy of Leaving Blackwood by the publishers in exchange for an independent review. The Blackwood trilogy is a Young Adult supernatural fiction series. Back in the mists of time I reviewed Welcome to Blackwood, and now Leaving Blackwood is out and my goodness, it was worth the wait. … Continue reading Review: Leaving Blackwood
by Annie Proulx Tried to read this pre-MA days. A couple of times. Captured by the characters and the idea but never got further than meeting the Aunt. Why? Maybe it was the prose style. The disjointed sentences. The head hopping. The MA has done something, because I finished the whole book yesterday and when … Continue reading Review: The Shipping News
I think I mentioned Chuck Palahnuik and I have become extremely close? As in, I read his Consider This twice and took notes? You remember, on New Year’s Eve, 2020? Anyhow, Chuck mentions this Amy Hempel character more than a few times, in glowing terms. So, if l ❤️ Chuck and Chuck ❤️ Amy, then … Continue reading We need to talk about Amy Hempel
Mina Ma introduces me to the best writers. Here's a re-blog of her review of Carmen Maria Machado's short story Help Me Follow My Sister to the Land of the Dead. That led me to The Husband Stitch and now I am in love too. Sorry, George Saunders, it was good while it lasted, and … Continue reading New literary crush. Sorry George.
Look, I found another blog post about George Saunders. I am still deep in the throws of infatuation. Half way through Pastoralia, which I will no doubt want to discuss. In the meantime, please enjoy someone else’s views on Fox 8. Fox 8 – A Story, by George Saunders (Hardcover: publisher: Random House; First Edition … Continue reading Ever wondered how a fox would sound if it could speak? – Fox 8 by George Saunders — SEVEN CIRCUMSTANCES
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