FF: The Distorting Lens of Perspective
Persephone Is No One’s Pawn!
Perspective is one of the least discussed elements in writing, whether fiction or non-fiction. This week I seem immersed in many stories in which who said what about whom, as well as who may have flat-out lied are very important.
The Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines. The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
And I’m always interested in what you have to recommend! No unreliable narrators, please!
Recently Completed:
The Gameshouse by Claire North. Three novellas interconnected by a developing plot. Of these, I enjoyed the first (“The Snake”) the most.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles by Clamp. Manga. Issues 17-22. I read this a long time ago, recently purchased and watched the anime, including the movies and OVAs. Remembered there was more to the story, and hunted these out. I’ve heard this referred to as a “tour of the Clampverse,” but it’s far more than that.
In Progress:
Esteban by Dennis Herrick. This non-fiction text takes a look at one of the most important yet consistently under-represented figures in the history of the Spanish incursion into the American west. Over half-way done.
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant. Audiobook. The question of the historical Jesus has finally been reached.
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles by Clamp. Manga. Issue 23.
Also:
Back to writing on Wolf’s Soul, which has necessitated a certain amount of re-reading since I was away from the manuscript for a while.
