The New Moon's Arms (Paperback)

from Pantalaimon01

I really enjoyed this story - the first book I've read by Nalo Hopkinson. Though set in the present, it takes place on and around some fictional Caribbean islands and mixes in a little magic too - rather unusual magic. The main character is a lady who is having to come to terms with the reality o...

from mojomomma

Calamity is a 53-year-old woman who has just taken buried her father. She has stormy relationships with other people and her menopause has brought her gifts beyond hot flashes and night sweats, items from her childhood and earlier life keep re-appearing in her life. She discovers a strange boy on...

from Wiszard

A surprisingly good story. Not sure why I like it. The writing is choppy and the characters aren't completely developed. Intriguing storyline kept me reading until the end.

from bunwat

Absolutely marvelous. Just loved it. I don't think its going to be everybody's cup of tea, in fact I'm quite sure it isn't. For one thing its magical realism, so if you are opposed to unexplained occurances intruding into an otherwise real world narrative, you aren't gonna like it. For another, b...

from devilwrites

The premise: ganked from BN.com: THE NEW MOON'S ARMS is a mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. Calamity, born Chastity, has renamed herself in a way she feels is most fitting. She's a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she...