thealyssalo's Reviews (186)

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

5.0
Flux by Jinwoo Chong

Flux

Jinwoo Chong

5.0
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Alexander Chee

5.0
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Manhunt

Gretchen Felker-Martin

4.5
Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel by Shahnaz Habib

Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel

Shahnaz Habib

4.5
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

5.0
Straw Dogs of the Universe by Ye Chun

Straw Dogs of the Universe

Ye Chun

4.75
Birthright by George Abraham

Birthright

George Abraham

5.0
Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service by Tajja Isen

Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service

Tajja Isen

5.0
informative medium-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
I'd seen this book around and knew it was speculative, but otherwise knew nothing else about it. Told in stories, How High We Go in the Dark is a devastating plague novel. The second story really stands out.