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The Debut Novel
I have found myself reading quite a few debut novels lately.
- Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
(currently reading)
I'm kind of in love with this book right now. A Nigerian woman has multiple gods living inside her (some Ibo spirits, Jesus, etc.) and they sometimes take her over and sometimes fight each other and sometimes just comment on human affairs. It's not going to end well for the woman, that much is clear, but I'm really into this. - Mikhail and Margarita by Julie Lekstrom Himes
(currently reading)
It's a take on Mikhail Bulgakov and the censors in Soviet Russia. I just read The Master and Margarita during October, so I've enjoyed all the little parallels that crop up. - Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin
(finished last month)
This felt a little unfinished, but it was good. A "finding your way in the world" novel with just enough weirdos to make it interesting. - The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter by Theodora Goss
(finished last month)
Dr. Jekyll's daughter teams up with Sherlock Holmes, and the daughter of Dr. Moreau, and Frankenstein's female monster, and some others to solve crimes. This was ... a lot. I kind of lost my patience in the climactic fight scene, so I struggled to the finish. - The Pisces by Melissa Broder
(finished last month)
I've enjoyed Broder's poetry and essays, but this one wasn't quite as captivating. A woman suffers a breakup and house-sits for her sister in California where she falls in love with a merman. Broder is frank and sex-focused and a little bizarre. Interesting book.
There is something exciting about discovering a new author, and getting in early on their career. I follow a few early career awards (The Whiting Award, The Locus Award for First SF/F Novel, The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, etc.) where I found a lot of the books above.
What have you been reading? Any up and coming authors on your lists?
2018 Game 124: Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins – Happy Gonsalves Day!
Stevie G makes his MLB debut in Mostly Meaningless (Makeup) Baseball Theater against something called a Giolito. I'm at least invested in them beating the White Sox. Go Twins!
Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain
It's a sad day for Minnesota, and music in general. Prince indelibly changed the face of not only music, but fashion, culture, and even perception itself. Here, Prince holds court over First Ave, debuting what may be his most famous song right here for your viewing pleasure (at least as long as the lawyers allow it).
1983
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Game 115: The Arrival
M'AIDEZ!! (to oblige DW)
Well, he's here. I'm trying to keep my expectations reasonably low, but this is more about what it all represents.
The Twins post-2011 have sucked. Tonight represents the possibility that they might not suck forever. Even if May only ends up being the third or fourth best starter on the staff of the future, maybe we'll have the type of team that has a fairly decent starter in the third or fourth spot. We can hope, right?
In the mean time, he's only got to make a start against the best team in baseball. No pressure!