If you don't want to be uncomfortably aware of your own existence--the heat of your breath, the presence of your tongue against your teeth, the weight of your hand resting on your thigh, the stickiness of your eyes, all of this, constant and inescapable--then possibly, avoid this book. The story takes the form of a …
Yes, I’m still reading, just slowly
Here are the books I've read so far this year and my thoughts! I am way behind schedule! The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: Amazing! I have a much longer post about the book versus the show coming up, so I'm not going to post much here besides 'I loved it!' Sapiens: a …
Her Body and Other Parties, by Carmen Maria Machado
It's not often (or ever) that I come across a new writer I love this much. This collection of short (and not so short) stories wowed me at every turn, and overwhelmed me with the uniqueness and fresh beauty of the prose. Her use of language is so creative and lovely, I couldn't put it …
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Vertigo, by W.G. Sebald: A dark view on memory
This book is about memory. But similar to the other Sebald novel I've read, Rings of Saturn, the true meaning of the book was not clear to me until the end. The novel features an unnamed narrator who may or may not be Sebald himself, traveling about Europe and reminiscing (also similar to Rings of …
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Lucent Dreaming, issue 1
It's now up on the website for free! Why haven't I mentioned this earlier? I don't know... check it out here! https://lucentdreaming.com/issue-1/ and preorder issue 2 while you're at it! https://lucentdreaming.com/
Jonas David 