Edwin Rist is the feather thief. Was he a young man, too easily indulged by parents, and full of obsession? Was Edwin a detached manipulator?
Book Reviews
Americanah Provides A Fresh Perspective
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah is a novel grounded in love, family, and seeing a place for the first time, then seeing it again after perspectives broaden.
Book Reviews
Excession, A Cool Concept for Sci-Fi
As a concept, the Culture novels are wonderful; but at times the narrative crumbles under the weight of drawn out plots and overly detailed moments.
Book Reviews
Test Your Skill Against the Player of Games
In a post-scarcity existence with hundreds of years to live one’s life, what happens when one wants something else?
Book Reviews
Clones, Ethics, and Murder in Six Wakes
In one sense, Six Wakes is a closed room mystery with a science fiction twist of clones.
Book Reviews
The Solar System is Screwed in Babylon’s Ashes
Babylon’s Ashes continue to explore those risks with the entire landscape cracked open.
Book Reviews
Incel and Interior Narrative in Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman is a novella with such minimal plotting it almost reads like a character-study.
Book Reviews
Drop Into Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a novel of beauty and perseverance, which shows an unflinching view of Japan’s treatment of Koreans.
Book Reviews
Acceptance for Whom?
Vandermeer leaves the reader with hope at the end of Acceptance. It’s up to the reader whether or not they welcome it.
Book Reviews
Give Up Control and Read Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
A noun, a verb, a desire, control is what he seeks; but is such a thing possible?
