The Antidote (Karen Russell)

Karin Connor

“Reading this and enjoying it,, unusual. The Antidote opens on Black Sunday, as a historic dust storm ravages the fictional town of Uz, Nebraska. But Uz is already collapsing--not just under the weight of the Great Depression and the dust bowl drought but beneath its own violent histories. The Antidote follows a "Prairie Witch," whose body serves as a bank vault for peoples' memories and secrets; a”

Marni Kane

“Dustbowl magical realism that explores what is lost when we try to erase the shameful parts of our past. Vital reminder for a moment when our history books are being whitewashed and we're at the brink of another man-made disaster, but full that signature Karen Russell gorgeousness that makes it go down easy. "Why should money make evil comprehensible to anyone? But it does precisely this. Greed, v”

Rachael Dickson

“Made the dust bowl interesting”