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Spirits abroad zen cho5/29/2023 ![]() I had read one or two of these stories which are available to read for free online but most were new to me. I bought the original version of these short stories years ago after I read “The Terracotta Bride,” which was … wow, yeah I should have read this by now but hey, when I heard that this was being expanded and republished it kind of justified my laziness. An earth spirit gets entangled in protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord, and Chang E spins off into outer space, the ultimate metaphor for the Chinese diaspora. A teenage pontianak struggles to balance homework, bossy aunties, first love, and eating people. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho’s Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award winner “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again.” A Datin recalls her romance with an orang bunian. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Jayne B Reviews / Book Reviews Asian characters / Dark Fantasy / Dragon / England / Fantasy / Malaysia / monsters / POC / POC author / short stories / vampires Comments Off on REVIEW: Spirits Abroad: Stories by Zen Cho AugREVIEW: Spirits Abroad: Stories by Zen Cho ![]()
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Yellow face rf kuang5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song-complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.īut June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. Kuang.Īuthors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American-in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. ![]()
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The memory of animals claire fuller5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() In quotidian and thrilling moments alike, Fuller expertly grapples with the sickeningly real personal and ethical complexities of human survival. Fuller, the author of the Costa Novel Award–winning Unsettled Ground (2021), among other books, excels in examining the everyday moments at the heart of a life: Rachel scrolling through the pictures on her phone, hoping that one day social media will come back the group celebrating a birthday by drinking water and pretending that it’s vodka. Meanwhile, through experimental technology that enables people to revisit memories, which Leon was working on before the pandemic, Neffy is tempted to lose herself in the past, reliving a love affair, her childhood in England and Greece, and a brazen choice that led to the end of her career. While spending three weeks in a hospital in London, Neffy and four other volunteers-Rachel, Piper, Yahiko, and Leon-watch in horror as the outside world slides further into chaos and debate what they will and won’t do to try to make it out alive. ![]() ![]() In a future that bears an uncanny resemblance to the present, Neffy, a 27-year-old former marine biologist, registers for an experimental vaccine trial, perhaps the last chance to halt a devastating worldwide pandemic. A former marine biologist struggles to survive a global pandemic while reconciling with her difficult past. ![]()
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Crystal line anne mccaffrey5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The Brainship is also not the same one from Killashandra. Crystal Line (1992) ISBN 1-1 (includes a Brainship from the Ship series by the same author, although not as a main character in any novel. ![]() This was not a main character in any novel.)
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The soulmate book review5/29/2023 ![]() I found the writing to be well done and the multiple POVs to be just brilliant. This leaves Pippa reeling-what really happened that rainy night at The Drop? While the police feel it’s inevitable that Gabe could not save everyone, nor should he try to, Pippa is shocked to learn that Gabe knew the victim. Until one night, he’s unable to save the woman who finds herself at The Drop. Since moving to their new home, Gabe has found he has a special talent for literally talking the victims off the ledge. Unfortunately, their dream home hides something disturbing the area behind their house has been a popular spot for people to end their lives. They’ve recently moved their family into a picturesque cottage on a cliff in a gorgeous coastal town. Our story is about a seemingly golden couple, Pippa & Gabe. It’s one of those books that begs to be gobbled up in one sitting. This domestic thriller was dripping with suspense. The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth my review : ✮✮✮✮ ![]()
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Maud melanie fishbane5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Her new home offers her another chance at love, as well as attending school, but tensions increase as Maud discovers her stepmother's plans for her, which threaten Maud's future - and her happiness forever. and her first novel, Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Then again, Maud isn't sure she wants to settle down with a boy - her dreams of being a writer are much more important.īut life changes for Maud when she goes out West to live with her father and his new wife and daughter. from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and. ![]() If only he weren't a Baptist her Presbyterian grandparents would never approve. Luckily, she has a teacher to believe in her, and good friends to support her, including Nate, the Baptist minister's stepson and the smartest boy in the class. Her grandfather has strong opinions about a woman's place in the world, and they do not include spending good money on college. But living with her grandparents on Prince Edward Island, she worries that this dream will never come true. With over seventeen years’ experience in children’s publishing, she lectures internationally on children’s literature and L.M. ![]() Montgomery, the author who brought us ANNE OF GREEN GABLES.įourteen-year-old Lucy Maud Montgomery - Maud to her friends - has a dream: to go to college and become a writer, just like her idol, Louisa May Alcott. But life changes for Maud when she goes out West to live with her father and his new wife and daughter. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and an M.A. For the first time ever, a young adult novel about the teen years of L.M. ![]()
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Jack carr true believer5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe's underground. When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. A terrific addition to the genre, Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away."-Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical " True Believer, the highly anticipated new thriller from Jack Carr, is one of this year's hottest thrillers, and a perfect fit for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Daniel Silva." -The Real Book Spy In acclaimed author Jack Carr's follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece's skill, cunning, and heroism put the US government back in his debt and set him on another path of revenge. Both author Jack Carr and main character James Reece are the real deal, the action is razor sharp, the suspense is unrelenting, and the tradecraft is so authentic the government will probably ban it-so read it while you can " -Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Past Tense "A powerful, thoughtful, realistic, at times terrifying thriller that I could not put down. ![]() *INSTANT BESTSELLER* "This is seriously good. ![]()
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Bel canto ann5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Bel Canto engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped.Īnn Patchett has written a novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable. At once riveting and impassioned, the narrative becomes a moving exploration of how people communicate when music is the only common language. Without the demands of the world to shape their days, life on the inside becomes more beautiful than anything they had ever known before. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots. It is a perfect evening - until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. ![]() Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. ![]()
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Boy Banned by Sam Stevens5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When asked if he and Bria had talked since their Instagram Live, Sam told the Daily Dot she blocked him after he posted clips of a live in which Bria’s friends were allegedly making homophobic jokes. And now famous creators are joining and saying ‘Heyo,’ yet my account is banned.” It’s also very interesting how she made this whole big deal on live but now all sudden she isn’t mad now that I made this huge trend. ![]() “TikTok keeps adding days to my ban and it makes me mad, I’ve emailed them a couple of times but they don’t respond. “It’s really frustrating because i want to post and explain some things but i can’t,” Sam said in an email to the Daily Dot. (Sam recently told the Daily Dot in May that TikTok continues adding days to his ban and that while he doesn’t know the exact reason, he assumes it’s for “bullying.”) Main account, has since been restored, but in a statement to the Daily Dot, he says that he is banned from posting on both of his TikTok accounts for a week. ![]()
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Saving paradise mike bond5/28/2023 ![]() As they dig deeper into the terrorist networks, their own lives are more and more endangered, while the terrorists change tactics again and again to outwit them as the time to save the city runs out. Joining forces with allies from US and French intelligence, and with a fearless and brilliant French agent, Anne Ronsard, with whom he soon falls in love, Pono sets out against impossible odds to catch and kill Mustafa and his terrorist cell before they can destroy the most beautiful city on earth. ![]() When Pono reaches Paris he finds that his closest comrade has been kidnapped, and that the date to destroy the city is fast approaching. Pono was once Mustafa’s prisoner in Iraq and is now the only one left alive to identify him. Special Forces veteran Pono Hawkins races from a Tahiti surfing contest to France when he learns that an ISIS terrorist he’d thought was dead, Mustafa al-Boudienne, has an Iranian backpack nuclear weapon and plans to destroy Paris. ![]() |