When brief moments of description arrive it’s often startlingly good: “The room was dark as long weed in the lake.” Loving (Henry Green) is interesting for conveying a lot through dialogue, generally dropping even descriptions of characters, and Green is a smart, witty writer. Looking forward to reading more of her books.Īmusement Park of Constant Sorrow (Jason Heroux) is concise and just the right amount of experimental for my taste: different enough to be interesting but far from incoherent. Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore is the kind of novel I really enjoy: poignant, concise, and loaded with arresting images. I only wish I could have read it without it conjuring up rotten memories from when I worked in retail. Winner of the Booker.Ĭonvenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata) is a novel written in a fairly charming and convincing voice, even as it examines societal norms and expectations. Some novels have no patience for small talk, and this is one of them. The Sea (John Banville) has an impressively original narrative voice and finds profound moments of consideration.
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