I had to read this stream-of-consciousness novel twice for the full flavor of this gloomy yet poetic narrative that reminds… Read more TOKYO UENO STATION by Miri Yu
Author: Susan Iwanisziw
GO, WENT, GONE. A German Scholar Overcomes His Indifference
Book Review of GO, WENT, GONE by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated from German in… Read more GO, WENT, GONE. A German Scholar Overcomes His Indifference
SHADOW TAG by Louise Erdrich
Shadow tag is the family’s game, a collaborative effort to obliterate someone’s shadow. The person or person to lose their… Read more SHADOW TAG by Louise Erdrich
NEIL STEPHENSON’S SNOW CRASH
Novel published 1992 I read this novel nearly 20 years after its publication, and as a person largely inexperienced with… Read more NEIL STEPHENSON’S SNOW CRASH
THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Louise Edritch
Ms. Erdritch has always been my favorite Native American novelist. She has a talent for bringing to the page… Read more THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Louise Edritch
THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT:
by Cecily Winter My gory serial killer story THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT is available in a paperback anthology titled POTTER’S… Read more THE NAME-US GAME COUNTERPOINT:
HORROR BITS
In memory of a broken pump: Dismal times with this heat and the water gone. Not a wave, not a… Read more HORROR BITS
CARELESS NATURE VERSE or Something Like (2)
A love that passeth understanding for unfledged birds. / This one is a juvie robin for whom I just murdered… Read more CARELESS NATURE VERSE or Something Like (2)
HINTS FROM HELPFUL HARRIET AT HOME
Ambition must be fed, and after a long labor, a newborn hardcopy coos in a repurposed gift basket. Myriad instars… Read more HINTS FROM HELPFUL HARRIET AT HOME
REVIEW: EDITH WHARTON on THE WRITING OF FICTION (1925)
I’m glad I read this book, which is well-written and researched but truly an artifact of its age. Much of… Read more REVIEW: EDITH WHARTON on THE WRITING OF FICTION (1925)