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At the End of the Matinee by Keiichirō Hirano
Although At the End of the Matinee shares stylistic and thematic similarities with Keiichirō Hirano’s A Man, it makes for a far less intriguing read. At the End of the Matinee lacks the psychological edge that made A Man into such a compelling read. The story and characters of At the End of the Matinee…
2 STARS, 2000s, 2010s, 3rd pov, Adult, affairs, AT THE END OF THE MATINEE, Contemporary, drama, FRANCE, iraq, japan, JAPANESE AUTHOR, jealousy, journalism, Keiichirō Hirano, LITERARY FICTION, male authors, MELODRAMA, men who do not seem to know how to write women, music, musicians, published in 2016, read in 2021, ROMANCE, spain, star-crossed lovers, war related ptsd -
Who’s Loving You by Sareeta Domingo
Who’s Loving You? is a wonderfully inclusive collection that sadly falls into the common pitfalls of short story collections: some stories are good, others not so much. Each story in Who’s Loving You? was written and focuses on women of colour (most of them British). You could definitely tell that many of the authors…
3 STARS, Adult, Amna Saleem, British author, collection of short stories, Contemporary, Danielle Dash, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), Dorothy Koomson, drama, england, f/f, female authors, insta love, Kelechi Okafor, Kuchenga, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, meet cute, netgalley, published in 2021, queer, RACE, read in 2021, ROMANCE, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, sapphic, Sara Jafari, Sareeta Domingo, short stories, social issues, star-crossed lovers, TRANSGENDER, Varaidzo, weak prose -
Crossings by Alex Landragin
Alex Landragin has written an ambitious tale, one that begins with the following line: “I didn’t write this book. I stole it.”This prologue, written by a bookbinder, tells us of how this manuscript has come to be in his hands. The manuscript in question comprises three seemingly separate books: ‘The Education of a Monster’ written…
18th century, 19TH CENTURY, 20th century, 3 STARS, Adult, adventure, Alex Landragin, books about books, books about writers, Charles Baudelaire, Crossings, FRANCE, French Armenian Australian author, HISTORICAL FICTION, interconnected stories, interesting structure, ISLAND, MAGICAL REALISM, male authors, MYSTERY, mystery puzzle, on a ship, plot over character, published in 2020, read in 2020, ROMANCE, sea, star-crossed lovers, story within a story, travel, voyage, Walter Benjamin, WWII
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