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.
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There Are No Individuals in The Overstory, No Separable Events
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.
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The Feather Thief Untangles the Knots on The Natural History Heist of the Century
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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Clones, Ethics, and Murder in Six Wakes
In one sense, Six Wakes is a closed room mystery with a science fiction twist of clones.
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The Solar System is Screwed in Babylon’s Ashes
Babylon’s Ashes continue to explore those risks with the entire landscape cracked open.
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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.
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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.
