I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. The Swimmers follows the various people who exercise at their community pool. Their lives are shattered, however, when a mysterious …
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Book Review | A Psalm for the Wild-Built
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Sibling Dex has been a tea monk for a couple of years, traveling from village to village and serving tea, listening to people’s troubles and triumphs, and spreading some happiness where possible. But Dex is feeling dissatisfied, though it’s unclear what the source is. But perhaps …
Book Review | Poison for Breakfast
Snicket, you weirdo, thank you for this gem. In Poison for Breakfast, Lemony Snicket sits down to breakfast, and afterwards finds a note that says “you had poison for breakfast.” Bewildered, he sets out to find which of the foods he ate is going to kill him, and so we are taken on a quirky …
Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …
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 …
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