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The Trees by Percival Everett
4.0
contemp crime mystery. sarcastic/satire. bunch of white people murdered across usa. murders connected to black violence/hate/lynchings/systemic problems. ending is wtf? (magic??? did i miss it?)
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
my fav story was the last one with the daughter and mom picked worms
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
3.25
women and girls have "power" that they need to get rid of so men banish them to survive when they're 16 years old. they die. magic is fake. men suck
Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller
follows 2 girls (half korea half white) in korea and one boy (half black half korean). the girls are sex workers for american GIs living in the city and the boy is their pimp. talks about the sex industry for the US army during post korean war allied occupation and the reality of this "agreement"
Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho
umma has schizophrenia and grace, the author, grows up in the states. compared to crying in h mart but with more research? but read the goodreads drama! is this all fake and made up???
A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies
how a miscarriage impacts the dad and how he manages the grief
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
story is more about the sisters reconnecting than the disappearing women mystery