I feel slightly apologetic about how much I loved reading The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker, because it would be easy to sit down and enumerate all the things that are going to bother other people. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and do that right now. But I still adored this, despite its … Continue reading The Days Grow Longer: The Age Of Wonder
I wish I could remember what exactly turned me onto the work of Simon Stålenhag, but when I did, I fell instantly and completely in love. I began with Tales from the Loop, the first in a loose trilogy, which is a lovely, grieving exploration of civic memory and imperfect nostalgia. The stories — more … Continue reading Sunset at Zero Point by Simon Stålenhag
I’ve been doing these year-end roundups of my reading for a couple-few years now. It’s always illuminating to see what my aggregate choices are because it’s not like I have a plan starting in January. I’ve largely stopped writing reviews beyond the tossed off observation nor do I get much in the way of ARCs … Continue reading The Year in Reading: 2024
“How old did you think I was?” “I don’t know. 25? How old did you think I was?” “About the same.” Both of us were lying. I was 19 and he was 31. When I think of my body then, I have this sense of sharpness, like my skin was too tight over my bones, … Continue reading Posts from Overshare Planet: Unteachable
So this is my first foray into the New Adult genre, if I don’t count The Piper’s Son and Fifty Shades of Grey, which I’m not sure if I should. They do seem to fall broadly into the category though. For those not up on your recent marketing distinctions, New Adult is, to quote Wikipedia (of course): New … Continue reading Losing It: New Adult Read by an Old Adult
I think there is something like an inverse square rule at work here between one’s familiarity with Southern Gothic (or Western/Appalachian morality tales more broadly) and enjoyment of The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell. Or maybe it’s a bell curve, but I think there is a relationship. My knowledge of these things is limited … Continue reading Review: The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
