Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land

I enjoyed this series of connected vignettes, the underlying theme of Jewish diaspora underlined the magical realism of the story without needing to be explicitly discussed. I loved the author's dreamy watercolor writing that fit the subject perfectly. This is a story that I will end up recommending to just about everyone even if it's not their usual thing because it's a big payoff for such a small time investment.

Quote: "The laws of Tikanu may be added to, but never lost. So it is that holidays grow, like mint, from the new crises of each season."

Diversity highlights- Jewish characters/setting, LGBTQ+ character