Tag: read in 2022
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
The philosophical meat and potatoes of this book of city-themed prose poems quickly starts to taste like leftovers.
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The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
This series is picking up momentum with a looming Final Fantasy-esque existential threat from the moon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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