A beautiful and sad story about losing someone and needing to save someone else to save yourself. As always Everett's highly stylized non-style leads to an incredibly fluid reading experience and his exceptionally well characterized first-person narrator contains and reveals all the ugly and beautiful complexities of muddling your way through this world. Incidentally much of the novel is set in and around Altadena.
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Carnivalesque rated Telephone: 5 stars
Carnivalesque finished reading Telephone by Percival Everett
Carnivalesque reviewed Being Numerous by Natasha Lennard
On Being Numerous
I started reading this essay collection the day after Trump's re-election and finished it for the most part the day of his second inauguration. Published during his first term much of what is discussed within remains relevant, possibly even more so now. Lennard discusses race, violence, love, and abolition. One chapter explores the lifelong ramifications of the legal response to pipeline protestors while another explores her personal experiences of attempting suicide. Wide-ranging and with a rare clarity of thought this collection of essays tackles the dangers and hopes of living right now.
Carnivalesque finished reading Tremor by Teju Cole
Fantastic book. Beautiful done - a story that is both wide-ranging and incredibly personally focused. Thought-provoking and touching.
Carnivalesque finished reading Counterweight by Anton Hur
From one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, an absorbing tale of corporate …
An enjoyable cyberpunk romp.
Carnivalesque rated Counterweight: 4 stars
Counterweight by Anton Hur, Djuna
From one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, an absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, …
Carnivalesque rated Suréquipée: 3 stars
Suréquipée by Grégoire Courtois (Série QR)
Carnivalesque reviewed 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King
a review
5 stars
Thomas King wrote one of my favourite books ( the truth about stories [2003] ). It seemed inevitable that I would love his first collection of poetry. Wry, referential, touching, and bitter - a beautiful recueil.
Carnivalesque rated Lessons in Birdwatching: 3 stars
Carnivalesque reviewed Lessons in Birdwatching by Honey Watson
My review of Lessons in Birdwatching
3 stars
Incredibly well-written - snappy prose that flows well. Incredibly macabre, foul characters! If you enjoy delving into the darkness with an irony arched eyebrow this one might be for you.
Carnivalesque reviewed After the Internet by Tiziana Terranova
'After the Internet'
3 stars
Starts off quite strong, solid analysis of contemporary web practices - got lost a bit in the deeper theoretical parts at the end.
Carnivalesque finished reading Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka and heir to Borges, …
Wonderful collection of stories that blend folklore, speculative fiction, and body horror. Truly delightful.
Carnivalesque rated Jagannath: 5 stars
Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka and heir to Borges, Le Guin, and Lovecraft.
A …
Carnivalesque reviewed We want everything by Nanni Balestrini
A Fascinating if at times challenging read
4 stars
Fantastic novel. As Kushner says in her introduction "Formally, stylistically, [Balestrini's novels] are in a category alone." The change in style as the narrator's political consciousness is awakened is a great thing of art.