The Great Wild Word
Book reviews, occasional fiction/poetry from a literature lover and speculative fiction author / creative writing MFA. 100% HUMAN powered.
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Book Review: The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout
The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout (2026)
208 pages
Elizabeth Strout has an absolute knack for writing about the real, deep, complex feelings of everyday people’s lives and relationships — in all their beauty, ugliness, and con...
Favourite Books of 2026 (so far)
I hadn’t realised that this “battle of the books” concept was so big until recently. I kind of like it. So, I made my own template on Canva (message me if you want a copy of it!) and am rating the books I have read in 2026.
Some notes:...
Book Review: The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis
“The Shadow of the Object”, Chloe Aridjis (2026)
192 pages
I wasn’t surprised to learn that Chloe Aridjis, author of the Booker Prize longlisted fiction novel The Shadow of the Object, has an academic specialisation in the overlap betwee...
Book Review: Flashlight, by Susan Choi
Flashlight, by Susan Choi (2025)
528 pages
Flashlight is one of those books that has been heaped with praise and award nominations. And yet, after picking it up with excitement — and indeed enjoying its intriguing opening chapters — I fo...
Book Review: Switzy, by Emma Cline
Switzy, by Emma Cline (2026)
352 pages
Emma Cline’s third novel — longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize — is about mental decay, the disintegration of one’s identity, and death. Heavy subject matter, yes, but done with pathos and an absorb...
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