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It's a jagged, harsh novel that deals with femicide. I really enjoyed the experience of reading it. If I had to think about a book covering similar subject matter, it'd be The Vegetarian by Han Kang, but Earthlings is even more intense.Д®artheater was another new one for me.

I did say in my answers to the questionnaire that I wasn't adverse to tough subject matter, so I should've expected the deep end of the pool right away. I'm really glad for the experience, though, because the book was definitely something that made me think. The second chapter was so intense, I had to set the book aside and work up the nerve to get back to it. There's a lot of child abuse in physical, mental, emotional, and sexual forms. If anything, it was the heaviest of the three books. I thought it was going to be a cute story, but it isn't. For translated novels, I think I've read more Japanese novels than anything else. It had some really great LGBTQ+ representation in it, too, if that's something you look for.Д®arthlings intrigued me. It reminded me of In the Vanisher's Palace by Aliette de Bodard, but with Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks being the European basis. It is a novella that combines European and Chinese fairy tales together into a nice blend. Huag, and Eartheater by Dolores Reyes.Д«urning Roses was the first I tackled, and was a great suggestion for me. If you don't want to click through, I received Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, Burning Roses by S.L. Here is the letter I got with my recommendations. I thought it'd be interesting to see what weird/speculative fiction looks like from outside the English speaking world.ДЇinally, I stated that I wasn't too picky about genre as long as their was a speculative element. I thought it would be a long shot, but I figured paying someone to help me look would be a good option. Second, I asked for current novels that were modern takes Polynesian mythology. I wanted to challenge myself a bit, so I asked for a couple of different things I was looking for.ДЇirst, I asked for standalone novels. I mentioned it in this thread, and thought I'd follow up here.

I settled on myTBR because it's more personalized than some of the others I had heard of. For Christmas 2020, my wife told me that my gift was going to be a book subscription. The very essence of imagination, story itself, may be in danger. Their journey takes them to the Emerald City with Dorothy, rocketing on the unruly Quip, and eventually to Venice in Italy, in pursuit of the mysterious Alchemist. But when poisoned copies of The Wizard of Oz are sent to Horatio and Tilly's grandfather, sending them both into deep sleeps, Milo and Tilly find themselves racing against time to save them вЂ“ and to figure out what is going on. When Horatio takes on a dangerous new job, he needs the help of Tilly Pages.

The train is owned by MiloвЂ™s uncle, Horatio, and Milo has witnessed many of his uncleвЂ™s dodgy dealings as a book smuggler trading in rare books. Milo lives on board the Sesquipedalian, or вЂњQuipвЂќ вЂ“ a magical train that uses the power of imagination to travel through both Story and the real world.

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вЂJoyously imaginativeвЂ™ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your DragonДЇourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship вЂ“ and cake.

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