Read: Against Identity by Alexander Douglas ★★★ 📚 The Guardian describe this as a powerfully strange counterblast to identity fetishism and quote What we think of as our own special identity is just a suit of borrowed clothes but although I enjoyed parts the references & context in this philosopher’s book was a bit above my level.
Read: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur ★★★★★ 📚 A scientist as monster father. Adam’s ego and bi-polar comes to a head his family is exploding in various ways. Alternative chapters written in close third keep some sympathy for all the privileged Cap Cod cast as the family history is dug up. Lots of nature, funny & exciting, I really enjoyed this one.
Read Dance Moves by Wendy Erskine ★★★ 📚 Slightly off kilter stories about off kilter characters that keep you wondering. The author leaves you waiting until you start to grasp the main ideas. All with a Northern Ireland connection.
Read: TheWater Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates ★★★★ 📚 Slavery & the underground railway in the USA. Realistic, except for the hero’s developing ‘superpower’ which I guess was a metaphor. Not as horrific as other slavery novels I’ve read but spells out a lot powerfully.
