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Home from her engagement dinner, Dannie falls asleep. There, in the only element of magical realism in the book, she has a dream. In that dream, it’s five years later, which she knows from seeing the news on TV. She wakes up in a strange bed, in a strange apartment. There’s a stranger in the … Continue reading The Ending of In Five Years
Parable of the Sower was first published in 1993 by Octavia Butler. The year is 2024 and the world is in chaos. There are few jobs, no social welfare system. The police are as likely to be thugs as to help you, and you have to pay them for help. Those who can afford to … Continue reading The Ending of Parable of the Sower
The baby is delivered into her grandmother’s hands. Immanuelle, this is the name that her grandmother receives for her. Miriam, the mother, laughs about the curse associated with the baby as she dies. Immanuelle is raised by the Moores, her grandmother and the other wives. Bethel is a community when men have multiple wives. The … Continue reading The Ending of The Year of The Witching
After knowing each other in university, Gus and January meet again 6 years later. They are both heartbroken and grieving but that old spark still exists between them. The question isn't whether or not they will fall in love, but only how it will happen. The process is delightfully entertaining with great banter and interesting dates.
His Only Wife is a novel by Peace Adzo Medie. Afi is a young woman living in Ho, outside Accra. It's been 10 years since her father died and she and her mother have been on their own. After Afi's father's death, they had to move out of their home, which was provided by her … Continue reading The Ending of His Only Wife
When No One is Watching is a fictional novel by Alyssa Cole. My cousin told me this genre is called existential horror. That seems right as the book reminded me of the movie Get Out. The story is set in Gifford Place in Brooklyn (a fictional place) and told from two perspectives, Theo's and Sydney's. … Continue reading The Ending of When No One is Watching
The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett is a multigenerational story of a black family. Desiree and Stella are identical twin girls born in the 1950s in Mallard, a small town in Louisiana. All the people in Mallard are black but light skinned. They are distrustful of dark skinned people, considering themselves better because of the … Continue reading The Ending of The Vanishing Half
Mexican Gothic is a novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia that tells a story of the twisted search for immortality. If you are looking for a review rather than a recap, you can find mine here. Neomí is a young socialite in Mexico City. She is summoned home one evening by her father who wants her to … Continue reading The Ending of Mexican Gothic
This book is full of spoilers. If you are looking for a review instead, you can find one at my other blog dpresident.net. Catherine House is a book by Elisabeth Thomas. It tells the story of a private college of the same name. The college that has been surrounded by controversy due to some of … Continue reading The Ending of Catherine House
The Shadow King is a novel by Maaza Mengiste. When I describe it to friends, I say that the beautiful writing sits in stark contrast to the atrocities in the story. I don't generally read books for the writing, but it was the writing as well as the story that captivated me in this case. … Continue reading The Ending of The Shadow King
