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.
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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.
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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?
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The Delightful Horror of Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation
Steeped in tension and the unknown. It’s horror in the classic sense of impending dread, an off-screen presence whose gaze is fixed upon the characters and the reader.
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A Kind of Freedom Is Full of Love Amidst Racism in America
Racism, family, and hope for future generations guide A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton as the novel follows multiple generations of family.
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Forget Narnia. In Exit West Portals Lead Away From War.
The closet doorway was dark, darker than night, a rectangle of complete darkness—the heart of darkness. And out of this darkness, a man was emerging.
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In Last Argument of Kings, It’s Evil Versus Evil
There is no room for epic fantasy in this grimdark universe.
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Before They Are Hanged: The Antihero’s Journey
Conventional fantasy goes back to the mud. It’s tromped on. Ground down in the dirt. There are people to kill and scores to settle. Conventional fantasy tropes are among the dead.
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The Blade Itself: Gritty Realism in Fantasy
The novel is dark, twisted, and delightfully subverts fantasy tropes.
