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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
I absolutely loveeee how Klara was written. Her POV was so fascinating & the story surprised me so much, but always in a good way & one that made sense for the story. I’m so glad I read this after becoming chronically ill, I think it hit so much harder (in a good way) because of that. Josie ily :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism
Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness
Minor: Incest, Transphobia, Cannibalism
Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants by Ann Hui
4.5
I love when people have a really specific thing they’re passionate about and write a really interesting book about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
3.75
very strange & very fascinating
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism
Moderate: Pregnancy
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
3.75
this was . weird but actually pretty cute . the time skips were my main complaint bc i found it kind of hard to keep track / a bit jarring, but otherwise this was a rly fun read <3 also i rly rly liked that laurence didn’t get his voice back in the end, even though I expected him to
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
4.25
I love how she writes families & children sooooooooo much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Transphobia
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Rape
Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn
3.0
neat concept, but I feel like it could’ve been executed a lot better. a lot of it felt like it just. didn’t make narrative sense? n the ending was. hmmmm. again cool concept but could’ve been done better.