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129 reviews
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
4.0
Brilliant insights all the way through. Last chapter is stunning.
The Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman
4.0
These stories are creepy in a very slow-build, dawning-horror type of way. The language often feels like extremely well-done closeup magic: it’s so elegant and dazzling that you barely notice what it hides. My favorites in here were the title story, “Growing Boys,” “The Inner Room,” and “Never Visit Venice.”
Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson
4.0
Brian Evenson really likes to describe things as having been licked clean. Will likely go over well with fans of Neil Gaiman, Jeff VanderMeer, or Kelly Link. Favorite stories: the title story, “No Matter Which Way We Turned,” “Sisters,” “Room Tone,” “Shirts and Skins,” “The Tower,” “The Cardiacs,” “The Glistening World,” “Glasses.”
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges
4.5
It’s Borges. I mean come on! GOAT.
The Art of Revision: The Last Word by Peter Ho Davies
5.0
This is one of the best craft books I’ve ever read (and I have read too many). Fundamentally changed how I think about & approach revision. If you’re scared to revise your work or don’t know how to go about it, read this and let Peter Ho Davies give you the answers. Also the story he revisits several times here about his dad is really sweet and moving.
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
5.0
Deliberately took like 4 months to read this because i didn’t want it to be over