The Life and Loves of a She Devil by Fay Weldon
"Mary Fisher lives in a High Tower, on the edge of the sea: she writes a great deal about the nature of love. She tells lies." Another reread for me from grad school. For whatever reason I watched the movie version of this book several times as a kid. It had Roseanne Barr as the title character, … [Read more]
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
" I see you. I see all who men call monsters." This is the newest novel by Natalie Haynes, whose other recent books A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar I also read this year. This is a novel and is structured more or less like A Thousand Ships, which takes on the broadest view of a given myth (in … [Read more]
Queer Icons and Their Cats by Alison Nastasi and PJ Nastasi
Best for: People looking for a niche book that will each them a little bit a bout a bunch of queer folks, and also has pictures of cats. In a nutshell: The title pretty much sums it up. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: My partner read it, and it looked pretty adorable. Also, … [Read more]
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Quick read, following a down on her luck woman (Lori) who out of the blue receives an inheritance from someone she thought was a fictional character, Aunt Dimity. Lori was raised by a single mom who told her wonderful stories starring Aunt Dimity, an archetypal British eccentric. Imagine Lori's … [Read more]
Saga (Volume 8) by Brian K Vaughan
With a backdrop that is distinctly western, this volume starts with a wooden sign that says, "Welcome to Abortion Town!" And how you feel about that as an opening to a graphic novel (offended? jarred? intrigued) is a pretty good barometer for if you would like this series. I find it overall to be a … [Read more]
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Ray Carney is a man perpetually caught in the middle. As a Black business owner in Harlem he is a fixture in his community, but he has a hard time getting white-owned companies to do business with him. As a dark-skinned Black man he faces colorism from the affluent section of Harlem, including his … [Read more]
