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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 -
Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu
The first few pages of Here Again Now brought to mind the opening scene from my much beloved A Little Life so, naturally, I cranked up my expectations. As I kept on reading however my initial excitement over the story incrementally decreased to the point that I no longer looked forward to picking it up.…
3 STARS, 3rd pov, actors, addiction, Adult, ANGST, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, Contemporary, england, fatherhood, fathers & sons, FRIENDS TO LOVERS, friendships, gay, GRIEF, Here Again Now, introspective, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, LITERARY FICTION, LONDON, lyrical prose, male authors, male friendships, My reviews, Nigeria, nigerian british author, Okechukwu Nzelu, published in 2022, purply prose, queer, read in 2021, reading, ROMANCE, style over character, tragedy, weak prose, will they won't they -
THE NAKANO THRIFT SHOP: BOOK REVIEW
“I thought about how what I felt for him now and what he felt for me at that moment must be totally and completely out of sync. Trying to imagine it made me dizzy.” Hiromi Kawakami has an almost uncanny gift when it comes to capturing on the page the most ordinary thoughts and moments…
1st pov, 2000s, 3.5 STARS, Adult, Contemporary, favourite authors, female authors, friendships, HIROMI KAWAKAMI, HUMOR, japan, JAPANESE AUTHOR, mumblecore, navel gazing, no quotations marks, published in 2005, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2021, ROMANCE, SLICE OF LIFE, surreal, THE NAKANO THRIFT SHOP, tokyo, TRANSLATED FICTION, uplifting reads, will they won't they, work culture -
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Review of Normal People by Sally Rooney ★★✰✰✰ 2 of 5 stars If you believe that characters who dislike themselves, shrug a lot and say “I don’t know” a lot, are very deep and realistic, well this is the perfect read for you. If you are thinking about reading this novel, I suggest you listen…
2 STARS, 2010s, abuse, academia, Adult, ALIENATION, cold tone, coming of age, Contemporary, contemporary malaise, Dublin, IRELAND, IRISH AUTHOR, LITERARY FICTION, navel gazing, no quotations marks, Normal People, published in 2018, read in 2018, ROMANCE, Sally Rooney, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE, why the hype, will they won't they
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