We're starting things off with a fizzle rather than a bang here on I Read It First, with this rip-roaring bore of a book by Ron Rash. Admittedly, it is not in one of my favored genres so it's no surprise that I didn't like it, but I think even a staunch historical allegory buff… Continue reading I Read It First: The World Made Straight
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I Read It First
December is here, it's almost the end of 2014, and 2015 is bearing down fast, and here I sit, staring at my blog, thinking, "How could I make this thing into EVEN MORE of a time suck?" At least, that's what I was apparently thinking two months ago, when almost entirely on a whim I… Continue reading I Read It First
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg: a Review
I've had Croatia on the mind lately, due to an impending family trip back to the home country and all the extensive planning that's begun to go into it, so I figured I ought to read at least some Croatian literature, at some point. When I found out that one of my beloved Canongate Myths novels was… Continue reading Baba Yaga Laid an Egg: a Review
A Definitive Ranking of Helen Oyeyemi Books
Ever since I first read Icarus Girl last year, Helen Oyeyemi has skyrocketed to the top of my 'favorite authors' list, and I've spent more than a little bit of time enthusiastically recommending her to every single person I know. Due to this greatness of hers, I've spent the past year working my way through her entire… Continue reading A Definitive Ranking of Helen Oyeyemi Books
What the Hell is Magical Realism
If you've been around this blog for a while, you probably already know that I take great issue with the way genre is treated in the academic world. Specifically, the way that scifi and fantasy and other "genre fiction" get relegated to the "popular" and therefore unworthy of study category, while "literature" is lauded as… Continue reading What the Hell is Magical Realism
M.M. Jordahl 