March 7, 2018
The Changeling (2017) Written by: Victor LaValle Genre: Dark Fantasy Pages: 431 (Hardcover) Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Why I Chose It: I have wanted to read a longer work by Victor LaValle ever since I reviewed his The Ballad of Black Tom for last year’s Hugo Awards. I enjoyed way the novella explored racism and Jazz Age in New York…
November 9, 2016
The Chimes (2016) Written by: Anna Smaill Genre: Fantasy/Literary Fantasy Pages: 304 (hardcover) 265 (epub) Publisher: Quercus Why I Chose It: When the call went out to read the World Fantasy Award nominees, I selected The Chimes based on its premise: an entire society full people with a severe memory disorder. For reasons which I will get into in the discussion,…
October 18, 2016
The Buried Giant (2015) Written by: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Fantasy/Literary Fantasy Pages: 317 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Why I Chose It: The last Ishiguro book I read was The Remains of The Day, which was sad and beautiful all at the same time and which I absolutely loved. I’ve been wanting to read The Buried Giant, but had too many…