Scorpionfish by Natalie Bakopoulos My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thank you NetGalley and Tin House Books for providing me with an ARC of Scorpionfish in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I read this book a couple of months ago when the restlessness and reality of the lockdown really kicked in. I live very close to the Greek neighbourhood in my hometown and with everything having been shut down the prospect of not being able to travel or even take a stroll down my beloved neighbourhood made me sad. When I was scrolling through NetGalley I was hoping to find something that slightly…
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The Talking Drum
The Talking Drum by Lisa Braxton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, Inanna Publications, for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist An ensemble of characters provides diverse and individualized perspectives on life in a neighbourhood that is deemed unimportant by the “higher” social strata. Each chapter tells the overall story of displacement, personal and interpersonal struggle, and gentrification through the eyes of one of several main characters. Each one is in one way or another connected with the other characters in the story to varying degrees. The Details What struck…
