Publisher: Orion
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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor 🤔 Ambitious, Layered, but Ultimately Frustrating
Death of the Author sets out to be bold with a multi-layered narrative exploring authorship, fame, identity, and the blurred lines between creator and creation. With a novel-within-a-novel structure and a protagonist navigating sudden literary success, it promises something sharp, introspective, and genre-bending. What it delivers is certainly ambitious… but for me, it didn’t quite…
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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson đź’– Hope, Faith, and the Power of Rebuilding from Ruin
Before the sprawling Cosmere truly took shape, Elantris laid the foundation as a standalone epic fantasy that proves Brandon Sanderson’s strength has always been in systems, societies, and the people trying to survive them.
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Uptown Oracle Reads… Viper
I re-watched Pirates of the Caribbean and wanted to read a pirate-y book, so Viper was strongly suggested by Connie. It has pirates, a sea adventure and many great characters that you grow to love.
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Uptown Oracle Reads… A Shadow on the Lens | A Small Town Horror Murder Mystery
A Shadow on the LensSam Hurcom (Affiliate Links) The Postmaster looked over my shoulder. As I turned to look I saw a flicker of movement from across the street. I felt unseen eyes peer at me. He walked away without another word. I watched as he climbed onto his bicycle and sped away down the…