Books to prevent enshittification.
Tag: Historical
Review: Anam by André Dao
History as speculative fiction.
Review: Plains Of Promise by Alexis Wright
Visions horrifying and beautiful.
Review: Only Sound Remains by Hossein Asgari
Intrigue in pre-Revolution Iran.
Review: Beloved by Toni Morrison
The power of words.
Review: Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
The lesbian answer to Ned Kelly.
Review: The Wife by Sigrid Undset (translated by Tiina Nunnally)
Biting marital drama.
Review: Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko
Sorrow enlivened by rage and humour.
Review: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
A sharp retort to Australia’s arbitrary rules about who belongs and how.
Review: A Passage To India by E. M. Forster
A clear-sighted and damning depiction of India under the British Raj.
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