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The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland
4.75
The alluring, addictiveness of this book lies in the narrator’s mind. She is so fascinating, so decisive. Her thought process, her private nature, the value and intention she ascribes to what she deems worthy juxtaposed with the absolute disinterest in what she doesn’t. Being allowed into her mind is like reading a diary. It’s a toothsome experience. It’s certainly a slow burn and not for everyone, but great for those who want to be let into a character’s deep mind and life intricacies.
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
5.0
Touching, tender, so beautiful. I can’t wait to re-read it already. The way Anne Carson just dives in to the soul of the issue and pours light into every corner of it is so beautiful. I felt transformed by this book.
Uno Siempre Cambia Al Amor de su Vida por Oto amor o por otra Vida by Amalia Andrade Arango
4.0
HILARIOUS
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
5.0
Told in four unforgettable POVs, Monstrilio begins so tenderly and absurdly. As the novel goes on it becomes so unexpectedly dark and beautiful. Dealing with the difficult intersections of family dynamics and chosen family, loyalty, what we owe the people in our life, loss + grief and the allowances we permit loved ones and ourselves because of it. What if our grief became a living thing? The novel never feels rushed and every character feels fully developed and whole. Though brutal, the body horror and gore is carefully chosen and placed. It is surprisingly touching, sentimental, and universal in many ways. Not what I expected, but haunting, delightfully queer, fascinating and devastating. I would read anything Córdova writes in the future.