pickThis dystopian novel which pulls heavily from 1984 follows a book censor as he becomes obsessed in the books he‘s reviewing. It looks at a society where the majority of books are banned and a child having an imagination is considered an illness. The absurdness of it all would be funny if not for how terrifying the parallels to certain things happening in the world.
pickIt feels wrong to say that I loved how disturbing this book was… but I did!! So twisty and mind bendy that it was a delicious read that will have you reading past your bedtime!
pickAl-Essa's “looking glass“ is perhaps more than it seems, and we are easily manipulated into caring for characters even though they bear titles, like stock figures, rather than names. The “Everyman“ approach keeps a strange distance, until we come to understand the power of our own imaginations with an ending that has been described as a “narrative rupture“ or a “twist worthy of Kafka.“ #TOB2025
If you like 1984, you might like my short fiction: The Silence Dividend
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July wrap-up! I only finished 5 books in July, most of them physical, including 2 #botm picks.
🥇Land of Milk & Honey
🥈A Rivalry of Hearts
🥉A Sorceress Comes to Call
pickYou either love or hate Ali Smith. I love her. This was a delight to read, I flew through this short dystopia novel about 2 siblings navigating the world on their own. 4 🌟
If you like The Hunger Games, try my short fiction: The Silence Dividend.
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If you like V for Vendetta, check out my short fiction: The Silence Dividend.
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