I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, we follow several different characters from several different times and settings: there’s Anna and Omeir …
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Book Review | Harlem Shuffle (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This is my third novel by Whitehead, and it might be my favorite so far! In Harlem Shuffle, Ray Carney …
Top 10 Books I Read in 2020
Honestly, good riddance, 2020. Despite this year being utterly insane and pretty much terrible for so many reasons, I managed to read quite a bit. Never has the word “escapism” meant quite so much to me. I still tend to read a few genres most—fantasy, mythology, young adult—but I also tried some new things. I …
Book Review | The Liar’s Dictionary (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This book was so odd, a word which here means (yes, I’m borrowing Lemony Snicket’s turn of phrase) unusual …
Book Review | Piranesi
Upon finishing this, all I could really do was say “what” out loud. Repeatedly. This book is a labyrinth, and I got lost in it. In a good way. Like, I kind of want to go back in right now and explore its intricacies some more. But I suppose I should write a review first. …
