Reviews

A Hope-Starved World in “Not Alone”
The Polemic Popularity of the Present in “In The Orchard”
Found Family, Forests, and Fantastical Storytelling from “In the Lives of Puppets”
The Inward Gaze in “Games and Rituals”
An Inventive and Surprising Collection: “The People Who Report More Stress”
An Aesthetic of Regret in “The Disappeared”
Lessons in Loving in “Blue Hour”
In “Diary of an Invasion,” Normal Life in Ukraine Has Become a Myth
Enchanted Retellings in Kelly Link’s “White Cat, Black Dog”
Ambiguity and Humanity in “The Strange”