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Posts published by “Christina Thomas”

A trippy stay with The Hour of the Star

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector is a short novella following our narrator, Rodrigo, as he tries to tell a story about a poor woman named Macabea.

Historical fiction with Of Love and Shadows

Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende is a magical realism novel that blends fantastical elements with historical fiction. Set in the backdrop of Chile in the throes of dictatorship, the novel follows Irene, a journalist, and Francisco, a photographer, who are working together to figure out what happened to Evangelina, a young girl with the potential ability to create miracles after she is taken by the government.

A haunted house with Brat

Brat by Gabriel Smith is an experimental horror novel that follows a narrator experiencing strange events while attempting to sell his parents’ house after the loss of his father.

A mysterious dystopian with I Who Have Never Known Men

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman is a dystopian novel about a group of 40 women trapped in a bunker, unaware of how they got there, and their eventual escape.

A historical fantasy with Babel

Babel by R.F. Kuang is a historical fiction fantasy that follows Robin Swift, a young Chinese boy plucked from China and enrolled into Oxford by a mysterious professor, who discovers an innate talent for linguistics and magic.

A subversion of the hero genre with Vicious

Vicious by V.E. Schwab is a science fiction fantasy involving two college roommates who—in an attempt to play mad scientists—discover the ability to bestow superpowers to individuals through the use of extreme stress.

A haunting tale with Our Wives Under the Sea

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armstrong is a horror fiction novel following a married couple, Miri and Leah.After a disastrous deep-sea mission, Leah comes back changed.

A thrilling mystery with The Grownup

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn is a short novel about an unnamed con artist who pretends to be connected with the spiritual realm.

A mysterious psyche with Chlorine

Chlorine by Jade Song is a horror fiction novel that mixes genres and timelines which ultimately makes you question what is real and what is imagined.

A horrific murder with In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, follows a real historical crime from the 20th century. In 1959, the Clutter family was brutally murdered in Kansas.