𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

Clarke's original Caribbean hybrid of history and myth is an act of art and decolonialization, of imagination and resistance to the mainstream, though not wholly penetrable to audiences beyond the island culture.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 -

Butcher's popular Dresden Files series beginning with "Storm Front" is a brief, amusing hybrid of over-the-top noir suspense, a page-turner if nothing else.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀 -

Antrobus takes on our language and poetry expectations, uncovering our limits on meaning, not just from his perspective of a Jamaican or Deaf person, but from one who has experienced gulfs of indifference.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗟. 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗴𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆 -

Montgomery's book series, staid and wholesome and nostalgic and idyllic as it is, remains a charming and amusing read for young people. It's not as cool as anything produced for teens today, but pre-teens and pre-tens, it can be a fun family read.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗲 -

A terrific concept/conceit for a terrifying modern world clash with older, darker magics; unfortunately, somewhat defanged by its sprawling narrative and a few too tidy and predictable horror tropes.

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3 Word Review: “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga -

Dangarembga's semi-autobiographical story of a young woman maturing through Rhodesian politics, school, and family prejudices is a fresh and significant local lens where all share responsibility for obstacles.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗞. 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗸 -

Early post-apocalypse pulp by Dick still offers some pioneering warnings about machine learning and the human civilization's capacity for self-cannibalism.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗭𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗸 -

Delightful children's tales in an old folk tradition are still enough for adults to wax nostalgic, too.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆” 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 -

Bellow's brief and incisive novel of a single day at the end of a series of "carpe diem" failures offers an ambiguous and elusive escape from tragedy; worth every moment of reflection on it.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗫𝗶𝗲 -

Xie's verse turns inward to juxtapose self against the places and barriers they create, leaving us untethered, unsolved.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 -

A fresh graphic take on a classic Superman radioplay, it is unsurprisingly current and with a terrific lesson for the Man of Steel.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 / 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀 -

Daniels's first poetry reverie on life in Detroit in the 1970s and 1980s as the auto industry slows; not commentary, but nostalgic close-ups of characters and streets, poignant in its plainness and soot.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 -

Berry brings us back to Port William for another fictional memoir. The message, without surprise, is that the simple and honest life is vanishing virtue.

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3 Word Review: “Three Simple Lines” by Natalie Goldberg -

Writing teacher Goldberg's haiku-mission to Japan offers reverie on the craft along with travelogue of people met.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗗𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗲 -

Thick reverie, message-wearied verse, but passionate and mystical, paradoxical and devotional to the human condition.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 -

A powerful collection of early Yevtushenko in the midst of the Cold War, from his homecoming in a rural village to his evocations on the horrors of war.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵” 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗮𝗵 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿 -

To date our most definitive public translation of the story in the hands of storyteller Wolkstein who works to recapture the spirit of "telling story." Evocative, mysterious, and captivating!

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮” 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 -

Wilson assembles a worthy-enough fantasy in a terrific setting: ancient Sumer. Even so, the liberties she takes with the original myths undermine their complexity and cater to contemporary markets.

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗯 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝗮 -

Toha's personal struggle through the war zone of Gaza through poetry is a painful and clear-sighted read of the experience of war without rhetoric.

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