Category Archives: Lily King

“You Put Your Whole Self In”: Final Thoughts on on Lily King’s Euphoria

Posted on May 8, 2016 by lfpbe

I ended up enjoying Euphoria quite a lot. Once I got used to the quirks of the narrative voice (more on that in a moment), I found that this novel follows a classic love-triangle plot, though in a way it’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the First Third of Lily King’s Euphoria

Posted on May 1, 2016 by lfpbe

A while ago I introduced the idea that novels about anthropologists are always good. This judgment was based on my love for Norman Rush’s Mating and Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and Children of God, but it was quickly disproved … Continue reading →

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A Review of Lily King’s Father of the Rain (by Bethany)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by lfpbe

I don’t seek out fiction about dysfunctional families as actively as I used to, but I still consider myself a bit of a connoisseur of the genre. Lily King’s Father of the Rain is in some ways very typical of this … Continue reading →

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