Tag: Novellas

Elephants Aglow – A Few Words About THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING

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Elephants shouldn't glow. Humans shouldn't be careless with radioactive waste. But good writers should tell good stories, and that brings us to Brooke Bolander's The Only Harmless Great Thing. This tells the story of a woman and an elephant. The way the book is written may make the book slightly less appealing to readers, and… Continue reading Elephants Aglow – A Few Words About THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING

The World’s Best Novellas

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The novella is the bastard child of the book world. Novellas the hushed-up offspring of novelist's one-night stands with typewriters. They are the awkward middle-child. Novellas are not long enough to be allowed into the novel club, and yet too long to be read in a single sitting. In paperback, they look flimsy and short… Continue reading The World’s Best Novellas