The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
"You're either for me or against me, thought Alex-Li Tandem, referring to the daylight, and more generally, to the day." Apparently I initially published without my review! Crazy! This is a reread for me. I first read this soon after it came out and soon after I devoured Zadie Smith's debut … [Read more]
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
It's been a couple of weeks now since I read this, and it's only gotten better in my memory. I was originally hemming and hawing about whether or not my initial inclination to give this five stars was the right thing to do, but no, I was right. This book deserves five stars. I'll get into … [Read more]
Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1) by Claire North
I really, really liked this! Claire North's writing style translated extremely well to retelling Greek mythology. The undercurrent of female rage and sorrow was pleasing and upsetting at the same time. It's also darkly funny. I almost feel like I want to re-read this before I write a review so I … [Read more]
Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
Oof, this was not for me. Like, so not for me that I maybe shouldn't even be writing a review, because my brain just bounced off this after about ten pages and then just kept bouncing harder and harder. This is a speculative fiction, experimental novel by British poet Salena Godden about an … [Read more]
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
I read Alexis Daria’s Take the Lead after seeing it on Entertainment Weekly’s best romances of 2017. Take the Lead was Daria’s debut novel and has now been somewhat reworked for a rerelease. While I did not have the time to reread the earlier version, my impression is that she’s taken an already … [Read more]
Low Life by Lucy Sante
"This is a book about New York." This is the book by Lucy Sante, and it's both a lot of fun and at times, a lot of work. There's obviously a ton of work put into it as well. If you're interested by New York, and this means both culturally and physically, and if you've also happened to read books … [Read more]
