Yukito Ayatsuji: The Decagon House Murders
Ayatsuji, Yukito (2007 [1987]), The Decagon House Murders, Pushkintrans. Ho-Ling WongISBN 978-1-78227634-0 Murder by Death, Neil Simon’s brilliant (though dated) cinematic parody on the whodunit,...
View ArticleCatherynne M. Valente: The Past Is Red
Valente, Catherynne M. (2021), The Past Is Red, TorISBN 978-1-250-30113-0 I have complained on this blog about the disrespect shown to genre writers who are regarded a notch below mainstream fiction...
View ArticleKatherine Addison: The Angel of the Crows
Addison, Katherine (2020), The Angel of the Crows, TorISBN 978-0-7653-8740-0 Fanfiction has had an interesting few decades. Some of the biggest bestsellers of the past years are rewritten pieces of...
View ArticleAlisa Ganieva: Bride & Groom
Ganieva, Alisa (2018 [2015]), Bride & Groom, Deep Vellumtrans. Carol ApollonioISBN 978-1-941920-59-6 This is the first novel by Alisa Ganieva I have read – and one of embarrassingly few novels by...
View ArticleYael Inokai: Ein Simpler Eingriff
Inokai, Yael (2022), Ein Simpler Eingriff, HanserISBN 978-3-446-27231-6 In an overall not great year for German-language literary fiction, Swiss novelist Yael Inokai’s third novel, Ein Simpler Eingriff...
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View ArticleErik Svetoft: Spa
Svetoft, Erik, Spa, Fantagraphics [translated by Melissa Bowers]ISBN 978-1-68396-696-8 This is going to be a brief review – there is surprisingly little to say about a 300 page graphic novel. That’s...
View ArticleLeonardo Sciascia: Equal Danger
Sciascia, Leonardo (2003, 1971), Equal Danger, NYRB[Translated from the Italian by Adrienne Foulke]ISBN 9781590170625 In my previous review of a Sciascia novel, the brilliant To Each His Own, I made...
View ArticleJames Ruddick: Death at the Priory
Ruddick, James (2001), Death at the Priory, AtlanticISBN 1-903809-44-4 The Charles Bravo case is a well-known mystery for True Crime enthusiasts. You may have encountered it in one of the countless...
View ArticleDavid Wellington: The Last Astronaut
Wellington, David (2019), The Last Astronaut, orbitISBN 978-0-356-51229-7 David Wellington’s “The Last Astronaut” is a dull and disappointing entry in a time of vibrant and varied science fiction. His...
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