Saturday, September 21, 2024

valentino & sagittarius by natalia ginzburg (trans. avril bardoni)

these stories go really well together - recountings of quiet family tragedy that is so mundane yet so fascinating when told through these resigned, listless, but loving young women characters' point of view. perfect one-act drama.

the tyrant baru cormorant by seth dickinson

 Not really satisfying. The optimistic tone doesn't, in my opinion, serve the themes well, and it used an almost juvenile humor way too ...