Tag Archives: BAME Author

Thoughts: This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Posted on 28 May 2020 by Dove

Truly, this is the briefest palate-cleanser between Tarzans. Partly because this book is a novella, but also because it’s of that kind of particularly swallowable book. Lately I feel like I talk about swallowing books whole or inhaling them a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee

Posted on 1 February 2020 by Dove

Pachinko is in a genre of book that I tend not to gravitate towards but pretty much always enjoy when it finds its way into my hands – long, sprawling family saga. I don’t know why exactly I don’t seek … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Wer Fürchtet den Tod, by Nnedi Okorafor, translated by Claudia Kern

Posted on 14 March 2019 by Dove

Right, let’s skip the apology for taking so long and just assume it at the beginning of every post, OK? OK. Another German book, but this time with a twist – it was translated FROM English INTO German! The English … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, by Shiri Eisner

Posted on 3 October 2018 by Dove

This was recommended to me by a friend, possibly on CSD (though I could easily be remembering wrong). I was a little bit intimidated and a little bit excited, as I hadn’t given myself over to reading much LGBT theory … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee

Posted on 27 September 2018 by Dove

Yes, it has been forever. Yes, as always, I regret it. Such a backlog. This one needs a big embarrassing disclaimer: I think I might be a little bit jealous! As an amateur writer, sometimes when I read a good … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Death’s End, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Posted on 18 July 2018 by Dove

At first I was putting this off because I wanted to let the story sit for a while, and then I found myself putting it off because I didn’t want it to be over. How can it be over?! I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Dark Forest, by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen

Posted on 23 June 2018 by Dove

This is the second book in Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy. I enjoyed The Three-Body Problem, that weird grim sci fi tangled up with China’s Cultural Revolution, but I loved The Dark Forest. More spoilers! Be warned!

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Thoughts: The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Posted on 21 May 2018 by Dove

Spoilers spoilers spoilers! If you want to read this book, don’t read this post. I’m skipping a book here (Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation) because I’m going to meet up with friends and discuss it at a later date, so forgive me. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead

Posted on 9 May 2018 by Dove

You know how sometimes the outside world seems to conspire to create these sort of teachable moments aimed solely at you? Where outside events are suddenly relevant to something private you’re doing or learning? Well, while I was reading The … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Posted on 3 March 2018 by Dove

I know, I keep doing this. Wasting your precious time to grab you by the shoulders and say, “You know that book that has been critically acclaimed for years, that has been made into a film which by all accounts … Continue reading →

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