Genre

I’m republishing a series of pieces that I wrote for the now-defunct Juniper Bends Author Collective. Since I can safely assume that none of my readers are big enough fans to take issue with this–much less to notice–I have few qualms about this course of action. The joke goes that genre only exists so that…… Continue reading Genre

Bone

The Bone People by Keri Hulme My rating: 5 of 5 stars Still probably the most overwhelming and spectacular novel I can conjure up. The prose is sometimes whimsical, sometimes bizarre, but always breathtaking. Hulme stirs up the overlays of dreams, fantasies, ghostworlds, violence, and healing in this massive, indomitable novel. A must for hybrid…… Continue reading Bone

Review

Just wrote a really mean review of Alison Bechdel’s latest book on Goodreads. I feel kind of bad. I’m sharing it here anyway. Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel My rating: 2 of 5 stars Very sad to give two stars to Alison Bechdel’s anything, but this book was tedium incarnate. Things to keep:…… Continue reading Review