you maybe know this but posting jic: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange just came out and it’s kind of a sequel to There, There?? I’ll be honest, haven’t read it yet and trying to avoid reviews, but it’s on my stack.
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is fantastic. The story of two refugees fleeing an unnamed country, but has some elements of magical realism that really hit hard for me. short, but powerful.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel does the multiple narrators/characters intertwining thing so well. still think about this one a lot.
Apr 7, 2024
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Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (an indigenous author)
literally anything by Octavia Butler (her last novel published in 2005, so it counts lol)
Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness (YA but you won't regret it)
short stories by Ted Chiang (one of which was the basis for Arrival)
Feb 18, 2024
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I read this one because I was told station eleven was good, but was more interested by the description of this book. Now that I know I like the authors writing though I’ll be checking station eleven out soon. In Sea of Tranquility, you read a story that spans centuries, from the early 1900s, to the future spacefaring days. There’s something that ties these timelines together, and I was hooked from start to finish.
May 3, 2022
A master at writing genre fiction as literary fiction. Multiple narratives, stellar characters, a time-hopping, pre- and post-apocalyptic plot, and a killer miniseries adaptation to watch once you’re finished
Mar 7, 2024
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Mar 20, 2025
returning a stack of library books and stumbling upon the library book sale? right as it opens?? for free will donation????? 😮💨😮💨
Aug 15, 2024
(minor spoilers, I guess?)
a few long take bangers in this film, but the battle scene near the end is so goddamn good. follow Clive Owen and the pregnant young woman in his care as they get caught in a skirmish between two warring factions. Cuarón is the best.
Jul 13, 2024