(Translated by Eric Selland) If you had to erase one thing from the world to live an extra day, what would it be? This is the reality of the novel’s narrator as he’s faced with the opportunity to live just a little bit longer. The narrator, who works as a postman and lives with his cat…
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The Diary of a Bookseller
Quick disclaimer: I am often visually aware of a book even if I don’t remember its title, so in this way I think it helps to see the covers and match the review with books you might have seen crop up other places. The tricky bit is that the US and UK often have different book jackets,…
We Were Liars
Focused on the inner-workings of a rich family in New England, We Were Liars illustrates how the implications of “favorites” and the suppression of emotion can have a shrapnel effect when tensions finally burst forth. Cousins Mirren, Johnny, and Cadence, along with their friend Gat, spend every summer on the Sinclair family island. The idyllic New Englander…