Lesa's Book Critiques
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Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Amber Waves of Autumn
I always appreciate Kevin Tipple's reviews of story collections. Today, he introduces us to The Amber Waves of Autumn: Noir Stories. Thank you, Kevin. Received from the publisher, Kelp Books, LLC, through NetGalley longafter the December 2024 publication date, The...
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang
I switched from those short Japanese collections to a novel set in South Korea. The Rainfall Market is by You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Jung. The Acknowledgements are interesting in that the author crowdsourced the publication of his book, and wrote it during...
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
I can't recommend Virginia Evans' novel, The Correspondent, highly enough. If you like epistolary novels with a depth of character, meet Sybil Van Antwerp. Sybil is retired from practicing law. She's divorced, a mother and grandmother who lives in Annapolis,...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week. Easter dinner at my sister and brother-in-law's. Weather in the 70s a couple days. Last night, Linda and I went to see "A Beautiful Noise", the musical about Neil Diamond. Because I'm writing this before the show, I don't have anything else...
My Mistake
I waited all day for Kate DiCamillo's second book in her series, Orris and Timble: Lost and Found. It was only at the end of the day that I checked, and saw release day is next Tuesday, not yesterday. Darn. So, instead of a fresh review, you have my reviiew of...
Olivetti by Allie Millington
Allie Millington's Olivetti may have been written for young people, but it's really for readers who want to be drawn into a beautiful story of a family that falls apart, and the typewriter that tries to save them. If the premise sounds odd, it works. Olivetti knew...
