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Tag: Contemporary

Review: Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat

Although slow to get going, Dark Rise ably sets the scene for CS Pacat’s YA fantasy trilogy.

Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTIQ, Novel, queer, Young Adult

Review: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor continues to explore Black, queer Midwest life.

America, Black writers, Contemporary, LGBTIQ, queer, Short stories, US

Review: Permafrost by SJ Norman

A collection of haunted stories that unsettle like the melting permafrost of the title.

Australian, Contemporary, Fiction, Germany, Horror, LGBTIQ, Non-binary, Poland, queer, Short stories, UK

Review: At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop (translated by Anna Moschovakis)

A potent depiction of war.

Contemporary, Fiction, France, Senegal, War, World War I

Review: The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey

A grim, aching study of women’s guilt and men’s rage.

Australian, Contemporary, Fiction

Review: China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

A slight but full novel set in 1920s and 1990s Punjab.

1920s, British, Contemporary, Fiction, India, Novel, Racism, UK

Review: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

A potent depiction of friendship.

Contemporary, Fiction, Italy, Novel

Review: The Other Half Of You by Michael Mohammad Ahmad

A bracing read about modern masculinity.

Arabic writing, Australian, Contemporary, Fiction, Novel

Review: The Mermaid Of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

A fish-out-of-water tale that becomes something stranger.

British, Caribbean, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel

Review: The Sweetness Of Water by Nathan Harris

A heartfelt story of rebuilding a ruined society.

Contemporary, Fiction, Man Booker prize, Novel, Slavery, US

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