A VIEW FROM ATOP THE ANTHILL: Vol. 3
The Best Novellas of 2024
So… remember how, at the end of last year, I had big hopes that 2024 would see the world take a turn for the better? Awkward. But at least the great novellas kept rolling in. And my ant colony grew exponentially, so a huge thanks to you all.
This year I read about 100 bite-sized books, of which I reviewed 64. My standout favourite of those published in 2024 was… (drum roll)… Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel. What a revelation of both form and substance that turned out to be! Equally exciting though, was my discovery of The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf, a criminally forgotten masterpiece from 1979 that has now taken its place on my list of all-time favourite books.
As for the rest of what I read…
TEN OTHER 2024 NOVELLAS I LOVED
The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
Boy With a Black Rooster by Stefanie vor Schulte
Clear by Carys Davies
Pity by Andrew McMillan
Monumenta by Lara Haworth
The Singularity by Balsam Karam
Thunderhead by Miranda Darling
Woodworm by Layla Martínez
Living Things by Munir Hachemi
The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois
FIVE NOVELLAS FROM YESTERYEAR I LOVED IN 2024
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
The Crazy Hunter by Kay Boyle
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Fingerbone by Hiroki Takahashi
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy 2025, full of good times and great little books!