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 […]
Author: Eden RobinsonTitle: Monkey BeachFormat/Source: ebook/KoboPublished: April 2002Publisher: Mariner BooksLength: 384 pagesGenre: Contemporary fiction (magical realism?)Why I Read: CBC Books group read for FebruaryRead If You’re: A fan of B.C. as a setting; interested in Indigenous literature Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide] […]
When I do a quick review post, there’s usually two books and I’m able to connect them somehow, as indicated in the post title. But with these two I can’t manage a connection! A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd […]
Author: Leslye Walton Title: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava LavenderFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: March 2014Publisher: Candlewick PressLength: 301 pagesGenre: Young adult/magical realismWhy I Read: Description sounded fantasticRead If You’re: New to magical realism or YAQuote: “After failing every other attempt […]
Author: Ruth OzekiTitle: A Tale for the Time BeingFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: March 2013Publisher:VikingLength: 403 pagesGenre: Contemporary + splash of magical realismWhy I Read: Canadian and Japanese characters/setting + pretty cover + on my radarRead If You’re: A fan of Haruki Murakami, […]