This is slow-reading at its best. The author touches upon themes that are universal (friendship, family, education, destiny) but by using a recognizable yet peculiar narrator, she succeeds in writing a unique coming-of-age story that completely pulled me in. Percer manages to stay in control of t...
Unseeing, he wondered if he was still alive. Could a person be dead without knowing it? Maybe. But he must be alive, because death couldn’t possibly bring so much pain. He moved his neck first, trying to turn it. The pain ripped up his ear and down his collarbone. He lay still. Without moving, he...
We were heading into the end of the semester, and final preparations around campus gave our world an unusual sense of order. I straightened my desk, did my laundry, fussed about our room until it looked cleaner and more together. Jun came in, nodded approvingly, told me she was glad she had a lit...