In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods tells the story of a newly married couple who take up a lonely existence in the title’s mythical location.In this blank and barren plot, far from the world […]
Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Published: March 2016Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Length: 325 pagesGenre: Short stories (literary/magical realism)Why I Read: Favourite authorRead If You: Like new and fresh short stories, with a hint of the surreal about themRating: ★★★★½ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon What […]
Author: Maggie MitchellTitle: Pretty IsFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalley Published: 7 July 2015Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.Length: 320 pagesGenre: Literary fiction + dash of thrillerWhy I Read: Pretty cover, gripping premiseRead If You’re: Intrigued by the copy descriptionRating: ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads […]
Author: Thomas KingTitle: Green Grass, Running WaterFormat/Source: ebook/LibraryPublished: March 1993Publisher: Houghton MifflinLength: 469 pagesGenre: Humour + magical realismWhy I Read: CBC Books’ pick for March; want to read more Indigenous literatureRead If You’re: Appreciative of a different sort of humour; […]
Author: Helen OyeyemiTitle: White is for WitchingFormat/Source: Hardcover/my copyPublished: June 2009Publisher: PicadorLength: 230 pagesGenre: Contemporary + magical realismWhy I Read: Ready for my annual rereadRating: ★★★★★ [ratings guide]Second book for the Reread Challenge Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I […]