by Christopher Barzak
First off, I have to be honest and say that this book was a bit of a departure from what I normally read, and I knew that thanks to Nymeth's review. One thing I've been trying to do since starting this blog, though, is to branch out and find new authors, genres and subject matter--basically, to grow...
Dear God, what a depressing book. I mean, it was lovely, but just kick me in the gut a couple of times or something because OW. The Love We Share Without Knowing is not technically a novel, although it's been classified as one by some sort of consensus that I was not a part of. The book is compris...
Recommended by Bookmarks magazine. 10 short stories all linked through the various characters, both American and Japanese (primarily) young adults. Bits of spiritual whimsy which I was surprised to see characterized as Science Fiction in Bookmarks. If I had remembered that it was classified such, I...
I have a soft spot for authors who lived and taught in Japan, having spent a year there myself, so this is not an entirely unbiased rating. I guess something in this book resonated with my own feelings and thoughts when I lived there.
This book is filled with so many tiny little beautiful lines, hidden in sad paragraphs. It's hard not to feel depressed after reading this, even though there are bright spots of hope every once in awhile. Every story in this book is interconnected, in the same way a movie like Love, Actually has mul...
2008 Tiptree Award Honor List
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