A sorrowful novella of the ghosts, literal and figurative, that inhabit society. Providing fascinating and somber insight into the lesser discussed poA sorrowful novella of the ghosts, literal and figurative, that inhabit society. Providing fascinating and somber insight into the lesser discussed portions of Japanese history, Tokyo Ueno Station is a poignant glimpse into grief, homelessness, and normalized inequality. With dainty prose and shards of painful memory, this novella is a nod to the lives faded away for the sake of progress, those who are passed by and forgotten, but who linger on to witness, to ponder on the progress and the setbacks of the institutions they helped to build. A quietly aching story rooted in real world issues. ...more
A moving, vibrant catalogue of one extraordinary year, and the two souls intertwined over its course. Genre-bending, intimate, and filled with soul, TA moving, vibrant catalogue of one extraordinary year, and the two souls intertwined over its course. Genre-bending, intimate, and filled with soul, The Sentence is a tragically beautiful ode to stories and reconciliation, of reformation and finding kindred spirits. It is a contemporary ghost story that has a catalogue of deeper messages, a whisper of the past, with all of its pain and regrets, but a nudge to the future with its uncertainty and promise. For bookish people who have found solace within pages, for those who hear the hidden tones in the everyday, and for those who have had both the worst and the most transformative years of their lives. ...more
Animal Farm meets Half of a Yellow Sun in this clever reimagining of the harsh aftermath of the government coup of Zimbabwe. Filled with animated prosAnimal Farm meets Half of a Yellow Sun in this clever reimagining of the harsh aftermath of the government coup of Zimbabwe. Filled with animated prose and overflowing with personality, Glory is a powerhouse of both fact-based fiction and real political commentary. An ode to the resilience and cultural expression of the people who will not be stifled by government control, the women who silently carry the hopes and dreams of a nation on their backs, and the youth who will do anything to claim their freedoms, express patriotism on their own terms. Exciting, endearing, and a timely satire of so many nations on the brink of riveting change, and the people who give those nations life, goals, language, and love. ...more
A haunting account of an enslaved girl’s journey through the Deep South, and her transformative experience in the face of America’s most cruel and shaA haunting account of an enslaved girl’s journey through the Deep South, and her transformative experience in the face of America’s most cruel and shameful history. With the hellish environment and poetic language reminiscent of the Inferno, Let Us Descend is a breathtaking reimagining of slavery and spiritualism, of lineage and meaning of survival and freedom. Shocking and entirely necessary, this novel is one not only of the boundless cruelty of men, but also of rebirth, resilience, and the merging of worlds, of rediscovery, of forging an identity and a passion against the odds of ultimate oppression, of making one’s own agency, and of preserving the ghosts of the past. Spellbinding and lyrical, this bleak saga is not without its moments of love, comfort, and triumph. A gorgeous melding of tangible magic and hard historical truths. ...more
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