Tag: 2016
Review: Yuki chan in Brontë Country by Mick Jackson
Here on The Steady Read, I have made my fondness for Japanese writers very clear, but something is different about today’s book. Despite its title, Yuki chan in Brontë Country is a British novel, written by a White male, who managed to capture some of Japanese fiction’s quirkier elements within his story, which gave it…
Review: Autumn by Ali Smith
Writing is hard to spice up, especially when it comes to the way in which a story is told. A typical novel follows a largely chronological telling of a story from a limited amount of perspectives, and that’s that. Ali Smith’s first entry of her Seasonal Quartet of works, Autumn, seeks to challenge how cohesive,…
Review: A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold
I have been trying to dabble in non-fiction a bit more, and I’ve always had an interest in notable crimes and their aftermath. Regarding school-related crimes and shootings, none is more noteworthy than the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre (often referred to simply as ‘Columbine’). In A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold, mother of co-shooter Dylan…
Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
You may notice my reoccurring fondness for Japanese fiction, and quirky novels like Convenience Store Woman are exactly why my fondness persists year upon year. Despite being a funny, not-too-serious story about an oddball woman who has dedicated herself to working part-time at a convenience store since she was eighteen, Murata is a surprisingly talented…
