Repetition is foundational to storytelling. On the sentence level, the repetition of words can lend weight to a story. Beyond that, stories are constantly being recycled. As such, stories can easily become tiring or outdated over time. Thankfully, there are a handful of strategies to revive tired tales.

Another year, another rounding up of literature. While during the first half of the year, my reading fell off, upon my arrival in New Zealand, it picked back up, and I found 5 books that stood apart.