Describing what’s impossible – “Mr. Vertigo”
For a writer to describe something impossible or inconceivable, they might use metaphors, similes, understatement, incomplete phrases, invented words, blankContinue Reading
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Purposeful and puzzling crookedness – The Crooked Little Pieces Vol. 1, by Sophia Lambton
The word “crooked” in the title of this novel, the first in a series of seven, only partially describes it.Continue Reading
Bitter days, sweet days – The Philistine, by Leila Marshy
When I first had this novel in my hands, I looked at the decidedly odd cover design (thinking “What’s thisContinue Reading
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A questionable method of child-rearing – Perfect Little World, by Kevin Wilson
I imagine a woman must’ve sat Kevin Wilson down and explained to him in excruciating detail what pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding andContinue Reading
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