Opinion

I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Smith Family

by Anonymous

I live with the Smith family but like-minded beings and I have vowed to thwart parts of the parents’ agenda and their worst inclinations.

Book Reviews

There Are No Individuals in The Overstory, No Separable Events

by Tim Lepczyk

Richard Power’s novel, The Overstory, is a complex, spreading network of roots and branches. The characters interact, are invented, relate and yet seem not to realize their influence.

Book Reviews

The Feather Thief Untangles the Knots on The Natural History Heist of the Century

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

Babylon’s Ashes continue to explore those risks with the entire landscape cracked open.

Book Reviews

Incel and Interior Narrative in Convenience Store Woman

by Tim Lepczyk

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

by Tim Lepczyk

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a novel of beauty and perseverance, which shows an unflinching view of Japan’s treatment of Koreans.