This link opens in a pop-up window
John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot …
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy …
This book hit hard, and snuck up on me in a lot of ways. Ultimately uplifting, it puts a very human face on the carnage caused by opioids in America.
It’s not always easy to read descriptions of suffering, but there’s redemption too. Highly recommended!
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single …
Off the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea-salt …
"That night I was lost in a deep forest, and someone, I didn’t know who, was after me. I’d take a few steps and then stop, afraid that the sound of my footsteps would call down my enemy. That was the entirety of the dream; I’d take a few steps, get frightened by sounds of leaves rustling, then crouch down—naked and afraid."
I love his prose, and get lost in his books. This is the second in the King Oliver series, and it continues to use noir as a peg upon which he hangs a story about New York City and two very different men. Both kings in their own way.
"That night I was lost in a deep forest, and someone, I didn’t know who, was after me. I’d take a few steps and then stop, afraid that the sound of my footsteps would call down my enemy. That was the entirety of the dream; I’d take a few steps, get frightened by sounds of leaves rustling, then crouch down—naked and afraid."
I love his prose, and get lost in his books. This is the second in the King Oliver series, and it continues to use noir as a peg upon which he hangs a story about New York City and two very different men. Both kings in their own way.
I was meh on this until the last 25%, then it started tying up some loose ends and got much better.
Early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side. The alienation of an unnamed young protagonist from others is nearly …
"While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov …
Really peculiar, slightly mind blowing. Reminded me a bit of how I felt reading The Magicians. Also, I didn’t really understand the ending, even after re-reading it.
Looking forward to the sequel to answer some questions.
"While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov …
