The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira – César Aira
What does writing have to do with saving the dying?
To make such critiques work in a novel, you should be equally as rigorous about your aesthetics as you are about your morals.
Stein has written a novel that re-shapes itself upon each reading depending solely on the reader’s tack.
Safe as Houses – Marie-Helene Bertino
The stories in SAFE AS HOUSES read as a combination of rough sandpaper and its smooth result.
The Cardboard House – Martín Adán
In a new edition, THE CARDBOARD HOUSE loses the raw feel of a manifesto.
Serving as a prequel to TRAINSPOTTING, it’s clear there won’t be a “happy” ending to this book.
In Between Days – Andrew Porter
Love that was supposed to last forever doesn’t end, exactly; rather it becomes transmuted into nostalgia for what used to be but is no longer livable.
Planned Obsolescence – Kathleen Fitzpatrick
It’s certainly no secret that the status quo of the scholarly publishing economy has been a straight-up racket for some time now.
Down the Rabbit Hole – Juan Pablo Villalobos
Like its pintsize narrator, this novel divulges an unnerving inner darkness beyond its dainty exterior.
Eight Girls Taking Pictures – Whitney Otto
I don’t want to say that Eight Girls has ruined these photographers for me, but by the end of the book, they’re obscure to me now, they’ve become half-people, cardboard stand-ins.