Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Redemption in Indigo (2010) by Karen Lord is a beautiful, sly, innovative book that is doing much more than it seems to be on the surface. The frame story is the folktale of Ansige the glutton. Lord’s retelling takes Paama, a skilled cook and Ansige’s estranged wife, as its protagonist. […]
Read MoreKate Lechler and Kat Hooper´s rating: 4.5 | Karen Lord | Audio, Mythopoeic Award | SFF Reviews | | 2 comments |
The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord I have to confess that I spent at least the first third of Karen Lord’s The Best of All Possible Worlds mostly annoyed and disappointed by the writing. I found the writing flat, the world-building slim, and the character relationships implausible, simplistic, and melodramatic. But around […]
Read MoreBill Capossere and Stefan Raets (RETIRED)´s rating: 3 | Karen Lord | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord The Galaxy Game is Barbadian author Karen Lord’s third novel, following the critically acclaimed and award-winning Redemption in Indigo and last year’s well-received The Best of All Possible Worlds. Something I want to get out of the way right from the start: while it’s not stated anywhere on the book’s […]
Read MoreStefan Raets (RETIRED)´s rating: 3.5 | Karen Lord | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
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