Originally a thread on Twitter, moved here after I closed my account in protest of Elon Musk’s ongoing pandering to the far right.

390: The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski
The intro pitched this as a deeply unnerving horror, which it really wasn’t. Someone’s fate being attached to a soft furnishing was a good reminder to read The Sofa: A Moral Tale at some point.

389: Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen
Of all the Holocaust fiction I’ve read, I think this most powerfully conveys how bleak, dangerous and unpredictable life was for those trying to survive.

388: Through the Forest by Laura Alcoba
Treats an undenabile tragedy with a rare but necessary compassion. Another excellent book from Fum d’Estampa, can’t recommend these guys enough. Buy it here.

387: Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Review incoming

386: Abel Sánchez and Other Stories by Miguel de Unamuno
Read this when I visited Basque Country. Abel Sánchez itself was OK. San Manuel Bueno, Martyr, one of the ‘Other Stories’ mentioned in the title, is masterful.

385: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Review incoming

384: Medea by Rosie Hewlett
Review incoming

383: Lament for Julia by Susan Taubes
Review incoming

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I’ll be gradually moving these over from my backed up Twitter list – watch this space.