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  • If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

    If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

    If I Had Your Face strikes similar notes of melancholy to the other Korean literature I’ve read despite being written in English.

    leafreads

    October 19, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    book club books, POC-authored, quick reads, read in 2022, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro

    The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro

    Long time no type, Wordpress! I’ve read 3 (almost 4) books since the last time I wrote a review, so I have some catching up to do. Let’s kick off with a great collection from my literary idol, Alice Munro.

    leafreads

    September 23, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    read in 2022, realism, short stories, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

    The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

    I’m back at it after a monthlong absence with praise for the finale of the Broken Earth trilogy.

    leafreads

    August 24, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    dystopian, fantasy, made me cry, N.K. Jemisin, POC-authored, read in 2022, sci-fi, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

    Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

    The philosophical meat and potatoes of this book of city-themed prose poems quickly starts to taste like leftovers.

    leafreads

    July 23, 2022
    Books, Fiction, Poetry
    book club books, philosophical, prose poetry, read in 2022
  • The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

    The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

    This series is picking up momentum with a looming Final Fantasy-esque existential threat from the moon.

    leafreads

    July 1, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, sci-fi, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Easily my least favorite book that I’ve read in 2022 so far.

    leafreads

    June 7, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    book club books, Ottessa Moshfegh, read in 2022, slogs, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

    The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

    I liked this book much more than the other N.K. Jemisin series I tried, but I still wasn’t convinced until the big narrative twist.

    leafreads

    June 3, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    dystopian, fantasy, N.K. Jemisin, POC protagonist, POC-authored, read in 2022, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • Other Russias by Victoria Lomasko

    Other Russias by Victoria Lomasko

    The interesting form factor of graphic journalism combines with sparse, immediate narrative to make Other Russias a quick and interesting read.

    leafreads

    May 28, 2022
    Books, Nonfiction
    book club books, journalism, read in 2022, Victoria Lomasko, woman-authored
  • A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

    An ultimately skippable Christmas episode of a book whose main utility is resetting the stakes for the next installment.

    leafreads

    April 30, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    fantasy, read in 2022, romance, Sarah J. Maas, woman protagonist, woman-authored
  • Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan

    Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan

    Watered down Junji Ito-esque dread meets unclear pronoun reference.

    leafreads

    April 25, 2022
    Books, Fiction
    POC-authored, read in 2022, short stories, woman-authored
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