Lanny is an intriguing, brilliantly constructed little novel. It starts off with a poeticism that really grabs the reader, pulls them into the pace of this village, the voices of the individuals as well as the hum of the hive. It's lyrical without pretentiousness. The imaginative range of the narrat...
Grief is the Thing with Feathers is the story of a grief-stricken father and his two young sons following the death of their mother. It is a deeply profound exploration of grief and one of the most beautiful and moving books I’ve read in a very long time. The Crow enters the family’s home soon aft...
It's always hard to assign ratings to collections with multiple authors. I don't want to shortchange the good ones or overrate the bad ones. There are twenty-five pieces in this book. Twenty of them are worth reading. Skip the other five, and the book rates four stars. The following five are ju...