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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reviews/hardears-by-matthew-clarke/

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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reviews/hardears-by-matthew-clarke/

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reviews/hardears-by-matthew-clarke/

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reviews/hardears-by-matthew-clarke/

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reviews/hardears-by-matthew-clarke/

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel #nigellynch #history #mythology #colonialism #traditionalism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 -

Butcher's popular Dresden Files series beginning with "Storm Front" is a brief, amusing hybrid of over-the-top noir suspense, a page-turner if nothing else.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #jimbutcher #stormfront #thedresdenfiles #horror #fantasy #noir

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 -

Butcher's popular Dresden Files series beginning with "Storm Front" is a brief, amusing hybrid of over-the-top noir suspense, a page-turner if nothing else.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #jimbutcher #stormfront #thedresdenfiles #horror #fantasy #noir

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀 -

Antrobus takes on our language and poetry expectations, uncovering our limits on meaning, not just from his perspective of a Jamaican or Deaf person, but from one who has experienced gulfs of indifference.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #raymondantrobus #theperseverance #poetry #deaf #deafness #hearingloss #disability #jamaicanliterature

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗲 -

A terrific concept/conceit for a terrifying modern world clash with older, darker magics; unfortunately, somewhat defanged by its sprawling narrative and a few too tidy and predictable horror tropes.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #tananarivedue #thegoodhouse #horror #voodoo #demons #blackhorror

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗲 -

A terrific concept/conceit for a terrifying modern world clash with older, darker magics; unfortunately, somewhat defanged by its sprawling narrative and a few too tidy and predictable horror tropes.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #tananarivedue #thegoodhouse #horror #voodoo #demons #blackhorror

3 Word Review: “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga -

Dangarembga's semi-autobiographical story of a young woman maturing through Rhodesian politics, school, and family prejudices is a fresh and significant local lens where all share responsibility for obstacles.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #tsitsidangarembga #nervousconditions #rhodesia #memoir #novel #autobiography #africanliterature #zimbabwe #sexism #colonialism

3 Word Review: “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga -

Dangarembga's semi-autobiographical story of a young woman maturing through Rhodesian politics, school, and family prejudices is a fresh and significant local lens where all share responsibility for obstacles.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #tsitsidangarembga #nervousconditions #rhodesia #memoir #novel #autobiography #africanliterature #zimbabwe #sexism #colonialism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #isaacbashevissinger #mauricesendak #zlatehthegoat #folktales #jewishliterature #polishliterature #childrensliterature #shortstories

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #isaacbashevissinger #mauricesendak #zlatehthegoat #folktales #jewishliterature #polishliterature #childrensliterature #shortstories

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #isaacbashevissinger #mauricesendak #zlatehthegoat #folktales #jewishliterature #polishliterature #childrensliterature #shortstories

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #isaacbashevissinger #mauricesendak #zlatehthegoat #folktales #jewishliterature #polishliterature #childrensliterature #shortstories

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #isaacbashevissinger #mauricesendak #zlatehthegoat #folktales #jewishliterature #polishliterature #childrensliterature #shortstories

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 -

Bellow's brief and incisive novel of a single day at the end of a series of "carpe diem" failures offers an ambiguous and elusive escape from tragedy; worth every moment of reflection on it.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #saulbellow #seizetheday #existentialism #carpediem #modernism #novella

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗫𝗶𝗲 -

Xie's verse turns inward to juxtapose self against the places and barriers they create, leaving us untethered, unsolved.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #jennyxie #eyelevel #poetry

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A fresh graphic take on a classic Superman radioplay, it is unsurprisingly current and with a terrific lesson for the Man of Steel.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #geneluenyang #supermansmashestheklan #graphicnovel #racism #chineseimmigration #immigration #racism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 / 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀 -

Daniels's first poetry reverie on life in Detroit in the 1970s and 1980s as the auto industry slows; not commentary, but nostalgic close-ups of characters and streets, poignant in its plainness and soot.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #jimdaniels #placeseveryone #detroit #autoindustry #workers #bluecollar #poetry #nostalgia #memoir

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 -

A powerful collection of early Yevtushenko in the midst of the Cold War, from his homecoming in a rural village to his evocations on the horrors of war.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #yevgenyyevtushenko #selectedpoems #zimajunction #babiyar #sovietunion #coldwar #war #poetry

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗥𝗶𝗳𝗾𝗮” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹-𝗞𝘂𝗿𝗱 -

El-Kurd's collection of poetry and Palestinian resistance is formed around homage to his grandmother, Rifqa, who fought in the original Nakba in 1948. Grieving, accusing, layered, it is at every level brutal in honesty.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #mohammedelkurd #rifqa #poetry #nakba #memoir #resistance

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 -

Hejinian's prose poems are mostly mundane memory peppered with stream-of-consciousness criticisms, wishing that somewhere a meaning will open. Usually not: "The obvious analogy is to music."

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -

Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -

Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -

Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -

Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗸 -

Shafak's mystical novel of nature consciousness and broad romance centers around a single struggling fig cutting in a London apartment . . . or around what we understand of it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆 -

Fulfilling and thwarting classic genre tropes, Grey's novel entertains in its landscapes and surprises in its resolutions.

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #book #read #readreadread #3words #zanegrey #ridersofthepurplesage #western

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱” 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗢'𝗡𝗮𝗻 -

Short work with a predictable direction and finale, much like most baseball, but with King still offering the twists of phrase and gut-detail that make it a pleasure.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗕𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 -

The new translation is an exciting and illuminating refresh of the former work.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TK06_F_ADrU

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A surreal/but-real tale of a woman who dares to make her own choices and of the struggles of family (most male) who cannot contend with it.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #hankang #thevegetarian #nobelprize #koreanliterature #asianliterature

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗲𝗸𝗼 𝗞𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 -

One woman, surrounded and confronted by the forces which compel the work of a woman's body.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿 -

Kumar's beautiful rendering of this ancient story leans most heavily on all of us, our ideas of justice and forgiveness, rather than the mythical transformation of a terrorist to a life of peace.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗼 -

Silko's beautiful and poetic work is an immersion into a consciousness broken, perspective flawed and then healed, about storytelling and ritual, a notion of a calling from the earth itself.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗿 -

Eisner's historical moment in creating the first adult "graphic novel" is not merely pioneering but ambitious and nearly fully realized.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗿 -

Eisner's historical moment in creating the first adult "graphic novel" is not merely pioneering but ambitious and nearly fully realized.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗿 -

Eisner's historical moment in creating the first adult "graphic novel" is not merely pioneering but ambitious and nearly fully realized.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #wileisner #thecontractwithgod #acontractwithgod #alifeforce #dropsieavenue #graphicnovel #poverty #classwarfare #history #urbanhistory #immigration #racism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗿 -

Eisner's historical moment in creating the first adult "graphic novel" is not merely pioneering but ambitious and nearly fully realized.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #wileisner #thecontractwithgod #acontractwithgod #alifeforce #dropsieavenue #graphicnovel #poverty #classwarfare #history #urbanhistory #immigration #racism

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗿 -

Eisner's historical moment in creating the first adult "graphic novel" is not merely pioneering but ambitious and nearly fully realized.

#bookreviews #books #bookworm #readreadread #3words #wileisner #thecontractwithgod #acontractwithgod #alifeforce #dropsieavenue #graphicnovel #poverty #classwarfare #history #urbanhistory #immigration #racism