A Dream of a Woman – Casey Plett
The stories in A Dream of a Woman, much like the characters, hold each other up.
This experiential reading of the book is, in parts, created by what the blurb notes as Thúy’s “trademark style” which is “close to prose poetry.” And, like poetry, the book is economical and careful with words. Every sentence is a sensory jolt to the reader — heavy with meaning that must be unpacked and savored.
The Town Slowly Empties – Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
It is this exchange of revelation and recognition between the narrator and the reader that holds together the different leaps of scenes, visuals, and words in the book.