Book Review: Small Bodies of Water
March 19, 2024
A collection of prose essays, but the spacing and structure seemed designed to slow the reader into appreciating the rich, evocative language.
A collection of prose essays, but the spacing and structure seemed designed to slow the reader into appreciating the rich, evocative language.
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