It Would Be Night in Caracas
Review It Would Be Night in Caracas is a timely novel, taking place in present-day Venezuela, a country that has been in the news for the large number of protests…
The Human Zoo
Review The Human Zoo is a surprising novel, one that I feel is needed to shine a spotlight on the current state of the Philippines' broken political system. The main…
The Six Deaths of the Saint
Review Goodness gracious this story was powerful and I didn't expect to get so much in such a small page count. The Six Deaths of the Saint is an ambitious…
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse
Review Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse is perhaps one of the more experimental stories I've ever read. It is told from the point of view of Satsuki, a young girl…
The Garden
Review What did I just read? The Garden is a drifting narrative about a young woman named Lęina, who is following a journal her mother left behind to find a…
We Can Never Leave This Place
Review We Can Never Leave This Place is a phantasmagorical masterpiece, a surreal nightmare about an imaginative girl trapped in lockdown at home with her mother. The world is in…
The Test
Review I picked this novella up on a whim after seeing commentary that it is like an episode of Black Mirror, one of my all-time favorite shows. This little novella…
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Review And Every Morning is a poignant little novella about an aging man and his grandson. Noah's grandfather is aware that he has Alzheimer's, and he recounts his memories to…
They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces
Review I have to begin this review by stating that I now worship Eric LaRocca and his prose. He is one of those authors that I had a feeling I'd…
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Review For those that don't already know who Trevor Noah is, he is a comedian from South Africa that is now the current host of The Daily Show, taking the…