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Now Is Not The Time To Panic

November 21, 2022

At first glance, it feels like a simple, concise story but it has all these ramifications. The audiobook has a personal note about how it’s…

The Plot

November 9, 2022

This is about a novelist who has a successful first book. He ends up teaching an MFA class, and he comes into a contact with…

Liberation Day

October 26, 2022

George Saunders is in my top five favorite authors writing today. This is a collection of short stories are teh vaguely dystopian but with a…

The Hike

October 26, 2022

This is one of those stories where it’s like an onion. The story is always a couple steps ahead of you. The chractaters are really…

All That’s Left Unsaid

September 28, 2022

This story hones in on the mystery but also covers the bonds of family. The setting, Cabramatta in Australia, is based in reality. I had…

Bliss Montage

September 28, 2022

I mentioned this book in our September SMK. This is a collection of short stories of characters working their way through madness and what is…

The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All

September 7, 2022

This is a recounting of a life Big Fish style. Some of the chapters feel vaguely tall tale-ish. The format is charming. There's lumberjacks and…

The Measure

August 30, 2022

I bought this book on its premise: one day everyone 21 or older gets a box and inside it says how long they're going to…

The Monster’s Bones

August 9, 2022

Sea of Tranquility

August 2, 2022