Tag: literary fiction
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Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Is Literary Gold
It pains me to say I hadn’t read any of Toni Morrison’s work before this point. Now, I feel irrevocably changed thanks to The Bluest Eye, the first novel of hers but by no means a little one. The Bluest Eye is raw, blunt, and makes known from the first page that no ordinary upbringing…
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Han Kang’s Human Acts Hits Deep
I have heard and seen many good things about Han Kang’s Human Acts, so much so I was expecting more people to have read it. While it isn’t an accurate metric for total number of reads, I was shocked to find less than fifty thousand people have read the translated works. From what I have…
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Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties – Genre-Bending and Unique
Another day, another short story collection to pass the time. Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties is a genre-blending selection of tales that will both titillate and terrify you. Mixing science fiction and horror with literary fiction with a heavy smattering of some sexually explicit details, this collection is full of LGBTQ+ representation…
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Marjan Kamali’s The Lion Women of Tehran Makes My Heart Swell
The Lion Women of Tehran is Marjan Kamali’s newest release and I cannot contain my excitement. I fell in love with The Stationery Shop and have been awaiting another book from her since I closed the back cover, unwilling to let the smells and senses of food and cooking from my mind. The Lion Women…
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Banana Yoshimoto’s Dead-End Memories – A Collection of Human Experiences
I’m new to the realm of short story compilations, so opening up Banana Yoshimoto’s Dead-End Memories did not seem like it would be that big of a deal. I have been pleasantly proved wrong as the short stories have snuck up on me while I read them, starting off on a casual note before diving…
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Ineke Meredith’s On Call – Gut-Wrenching, Heartbreaking and Inspirational
I knew as soon as I saw On Call I needed to pick it up. I love Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt and Ineke Meredith’s On Call is New Zealand’s version. I also can’t help but be interested in the memoirs of medical professionals because of how much strength, love and care they…
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Fiction At Its Finest In Pip Williams’s The Dictionary Of Lost Words
I find myself lost for words to describe this beautiful book filled to the brim with incredible storytelling, compelling themes and symbolism, and, above all, a real sense of purpose and characterisation for our main character. Pip Williams’s The Dictionary of Lost Words is a masterful piece of work and I will put every persuasive…
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Sohn Won-Pyung’s Almond is an Essential Read for All
Almond is the kind of book you will not regret taking the time to read. I first saw it as a book recs reel of foreign authors, then as one for shorter books you can read in a day. Considering I love reading about different perspectives and experiences growing up, especially pertaining to cultures and…
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Nadine J Cohen’s Everyone and Everything is Spectacular
Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen is a stunning novel that will grip your heartstring and tug every emotion out of you. There are so many things to say about this and yet I don’t think I ill be able to fully articulate the brilliance that is this book. One thing I absolutely love…
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My January 2024 Reading Summary
This is the first Monthly Reading Summary that I’ve made so let me note what it is that I’m highlighting with these posts. I am listing the books that I’ve read this month and the books I’ve DNFed, giving a link to reviews where I can, saying my mood in regards to the books I’ve…
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