Category Archives: magical realism

Ten years under hill, over dale, beneath the waves, on faery trails…

Posted on Dec 4, 2019 by

Happy December, Bookwyrms and La-La Landers everywhere! Welcome to the final Year-End Review of the 2010s!  Ten years ago, 24-year-old Neri decided to ignore the call of Srs Adulthood and instead doubled down on her obsession with stories for and … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptations, book blogging, fantasy, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, LGBTQIA, literary travel, Lithuania, magical realism, mermaids, meta, movies, out-of-the-books experience, selkies, year-end review | 2 Comments

Dreams and Nightmares on the Edge of London

Posted on Jan 13, 2018 by

Here’s another post from my time at Insatiable Booksluts.  In this one, I reviewed Marshland, a collection of trippy, meta, even mythic stories and essays about the East London wilderness, a haunting world of demons and zombies and bear men and … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, magical realism, meta, short stories, spooky | 4 Comments

The Whale Rider

Posted on Jan 16, 2017 by

Witi Ihimaera.  The Whale Rider.  NZ ePenguin, 2008 (orig. 1987).  Kindle ed. Rating:  5 out of 5 spears of destiny thrown across a thousand years. . . . . . I listed this one in my 2013 year-end review, but never got … Continue reading →

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2016 year-end review

Posted on Dec 17, 2016 by

It’s that time again!  Peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes, last-minute shopping and family reunions, and lists of this year’s highlights. As a general reading trend this year, I’ve been reading a lot more LGBTQIA literature, and I think it’s an awesome … Continue reading →

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2014 Favorites

Posted on Jan 30, 2015 by

Edit 02/07/15:  Ack! I missed a few.  See the amended “More Books” section, below. Let’s take a quick look back at 2014… My favorite books reviewed here @ Postcards: (click on each cover for the review)       Favorite books reviewed … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, fantasy, folklore/fairy tales, LGBTQIA, magical realism, mermaids, meta, re-reads, satire, spooky, year-end review | 3 Comments

Americas

Posted on Feb 25, 2013 by

Jason Lee Norman.  Americas.  Wufniks Press, Kindle edition, 2012. In Goodreads terms, I give this 5/5 stars. . . . . . . . . One day, a guy from Canada decided to visit every country in the Americas, in … Continue reading →

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