Books by Margo Lanagan
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review 1: I loved the feel of this book and, of course, the rotten characters, and that it was very different from most books out there. The only thing stopping it from a higher rating was that there wasn't anyone to root for, no real protagonist, and I'm not sure really what the plot was...
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review 1: Not quite why I was hoping for. Margo Lanagan writes strange and often disturbing stuff, and this set was no exception. She writes really well at the sentence level and really has a knack for creating a unique voice at the first-person level, which is often difficult to do. Still...
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review 1: Margo Lanagan writes beautifully, with details that evoke the places and people beautifully. This is a collection of 4 stories - I enjoyed them all, with Bajazzle evoking both a fascinating slightly askew world and producing a lovely presentation of a truly unpleasant pov charact...
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review 1: This book was kind of crazy. If you are familiar with the selkie folklore which I am really familiar with for some reason. It's all about that. This small port town goes crazy for seal women. A witch bent on fucking shit up brings them out of the water for men for a nice price. S...
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review 1: "Tender Morsels" was beautifully dark and wonderfully written. However, I would not recommend it for every reader-- I believe it is an acquired taste, as it covers a lot of serious material. Immature readers may not be able to deal with some of the darker themes. That being said,...
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review 1: I really enjoyed the adventure this book took me through. It was emotionally challenging, twisted and dark, and the character development was beautifully done! I know people are concerned with how it was categorized as YA, but I read this when I was 17. I would be wary of the se...
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review 1: Lanagan, M. (2013). Yellowcake stories. New York: Random House/Knopf. 225 pp. ISBN: 978-0-375-86920-4. (Hardcover); $16.99.Many folks routinely tell me that Margo Lanagan’s books are for adults—precisely why I like to recommend them to students and high school teachers! Ever sin...