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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