“Sleeping Giants” by Sylvain Neuvel
A promising set-up ends up going anywhere but to old tropes done better generations before.
“Romanian Stories” anthology of short tales
Don’t come here looking for exciting folk tales of “derring do”–these are tales of slow times, hard work, people making do.
“Sunset Park” by Paul Auster
Auster’s voice, again so clear, lends itself to some characters far from his own experience without the accompanying narrative risk.
“Fairy Tale” by Stephen King
This is roller-coaster King having a good time writing, throwing in odds and ends from his (our) childhood because he can, taking open shots at Disney and contemporary politics because it’s fun.
“Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe
Its topics are often explicit and real, and it does not end absolutely in a cynical or optimistic space. There is yet work to be done for all of us.
“They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei
If it finds difficulty in navigating the narrative it is in finding the right balance between offering the complexity of the political situation around him and streamlining its presentation for the format of the work.
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