I fell in love with Joy Williams’ writing by reading the Changeling, and my love was solidified by experiencing her short stories. Her writing has a king of oblique quality, a way of revisiting the everyday from a new, darkly revealing angle. She is so great at exhuming all the contradictions of the troubled mind, … Continue reading Harrow, by Joy Williams
The Girl in the Tower is the second instalment of the Winternight Trilogy, brought to us by the talented Katherine Arden. You may remember how much I loved the first one (little reminder here). So you can imagine how excited I was to read more on Vasya's story. Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review … Continue reading The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden
I discovered John Steinbeck in junior high school. We read Of Mice and Men (a french translation), and it shook me. It was tragic, but not just bluntly tragic : all of the characters felt "true" and the building of the story towards the ineluctable ending sounded realitic as well. I guess that's what touched … Continue reading East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
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