"Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" by Dylan Thomas came to my attention yet again when Jean Seberg asks Jean-Paul Belmondo if he's read it in Goddard's iconic "Breathless".
How to Pick ‘Em
As for writing talent, it shows in every line. You can sometimes tell from one line, like the ancient Romans could prophesize from bird flights, or the entrails of something, that there is gold in the riverbed.
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
About “Yeti Lovemaking” I’d offer the observation that it’s, as only Ling Ma can imagine, a challenge.
Two Nurses, Smoking by David Means
Some of David Means’ stories are worth their own book club meeting.
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
There’s a wonderful distinction in "The Book of Goose" between game-real and the fearsome reality of the world. “Game-real” is when your gameplay is so intense it feels real. Only it isn’t. Only the changing world is real, and in this novel, it eats up people alive.
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
I’ve read novels, widely praised, by contemporary authors whose prose seems watery next to the lexical richness of ""If I Survive You".