The L word

So I am reading White is for Witching. Cool Title. Cool cover. And yet I'm feeling a healthy dose of "huh?" as I read. I'm not one to read the cover copy of a library book. If there's something I like about it, I grab it and start right in. I'm assured of no spoilers that way. But the review quote from the back, "Helen Oyeyemi is a startling literary prodigy," from the Washington Post offers a clue as to my "huh?"ness.

I think it's that pesky "literary" thing.

I'm a fairly close reader, but I n...