Book Review: ‘Paprika’ by Yasutaka Tsutsui
A Few Signs of Age In some ways, Yasutaka Tsutsui’s surreal Paprika is fresh and outstanding (though written two and a half decades ago), but in other ways, it does…
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Book Review: ‘Inherent Vice’ by Thomas Pynchon
Better Luck This Time: My first encounter with Thomas Pynchon did not end so well. It was with a copy of the chunk, intimidating Against the Day. I quit before…
Book Review: ‘The Box Man’ by Kobo Abe
Icky All Over: The Box Man by Kobo Abe is a greasy, uncomfortable experience. As the narrator tells of his life as a box man, there is a constant anxiety…
Book Review: ‘Authority’ by Jeff Vandermeer
Narrowing the Aperture: Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation was a carefully crafted experience of horror. The second book in ‘The Southern Reach’ trilogy, Authority, while still heavily psychological, takes a different approach.…
Book Review: ‘Annihilation’ by Jeff Vandermeer
A Compelling Paradox of Clear Language and Uncertainty: Surreal, dreamlike, but damn concise, Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation is a rare piece in the science-fiction genre. His language is tight and terse,…