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Tag: magical realism

Books Posted onJanuary 16, 2017September 16, 2019

Lambs of God by Marele Day

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “Three eccentric, secluded nuns live on a remote island, forgotten by time and the Church – until a priest unwittingly…

Books Posted onJanuary 15, 2017September 16, 2019

The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich

Rating: 4 of 5 A multi-generational story that blends Native beliefs (myths, legends, folklore) with the everyday reality of issues like domestic abuse, alcoholism, and…

Books Posted onAugust 16, 2016

Girl & Flame by Melissa Reddish

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “Told in a series of innovative flash vignettes, Melissa Reddish’s Girl & Flame is an inventive and thoughtful meditation on…

Books Posted onMarch 25, 2016

Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

Rating: 3.5 of 5 “Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them.“ Synopsis: “While her friends are spending their summers having pool…

Books Posted onMarch 23, 2016

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Rating: 4.5 of 5 “Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero. That’s just how it is.“ A touching story about the power of second chances and the…

Books Posted onFebruary 14, 2016

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Rating: 4.5 of 5 All the Birds in the Sky was the first 2016 release I absolutely did not want to put down until I…

Books Posted onAugust 29, 2015

The Memory Garden by Mary Rickert

Rating: 4 of 5 “What frightens Nan is the way the past sneaks up on the present, consuming all in its path.” Give me a…

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