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Circa by Devi S. Laskar
Circa had the potential of being an immersive and compelling read. Sadly, the structure and length of the narrative do the story no favors, as the final product ultimately struck me as formulaic in a-MFA-program type of way. Sure, Devi S. Laskar quite effectively utilizes a 2nd pov, which is no easy feat. Beyond this…
1980s, 1990s, 20th century, 2nd pov, 3 STARS, Adult, America, cheating, Circa, cultural dissonance, DEATH, Devi S. Laskar, drama, family, female authors, first love, FRIENDS TO LOVERS, friendships, GRIEF, growing up, identity, indian american author, intergenerational, LITERARY FICTION, MARRIAGE, missing girls, missing persons, North Carolina, published in 2022, read in 2022, snapshots, style over character, stylised prose, will they won't they, youth -
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
βYour eyes meet in the silence. The gaze requires no words at all. It is an honest meeting.β Open Water is an exceedingly lyrical debut. The story, narrated through a second-person perspective (ie ‘you’) is centred on the relationship between two Black British artists (he is a photographer, she is a dancer). Although their relationship…
2nd pov, 3 STARS, Adult, ART/CREATIVITY, Black & Black heritage authors, British Ghanian author, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Contemporary, cultural dissonance, england, friendships, Ghana, identity, LONDON, loneliness, Longing, lyrical prose, male authors, masculinity, netgalley, Open Water, photographers, PHOTOGRAPHY, published in 2021, RACE, read in 2021, ROMANCE, style over character, unnamed characters -
Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin β book review
Now this is how you write a great short story. There is a reason why many, me included, regard N.K. Jemisin as one of the best speculative fiction writers out there itβs because of stories such as this one. One of her greatest strengths is her ability to use innovative writing perspectives in such a…
2nd pov, 4 STARS, Adult, Black & Black heritage authors, dystopia, Emergency Skin, environmental, favourite authors, female authors, Forward Collection, N.K. Jemisin, nature, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, published in 2019, re-re, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2021, SCI-FI, short stories, social issues, SPECULATIVE FICTION
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