My friend K had chosen this book for October’s Book Club (ummm, how long ago did I read this now? I don’t even want to think about it. I’m seriously [A] that far behind in my reviews and [B] that far behind in my reading goals. November has been a horrendous month for many reasons) and even though I’d read it eight or nine years ago, I was delighted to give it another shot. I’d remembered reading it and really liking it, and faintingviolet’s recent […]
Christmas vacation=catch up on reviews.
The Chancellor had told me about Lucy and Linh as a new young adult novel, saying that the publishers had described it as Mean Girls meets Fresh off the Boat. I was instantly intrigued. Mean girl cliques are scary and interesting at the same time, and the person-of-color or immigrant angle is unique. Doubly so, since the novel and author are Australian. I wanted to see how this novel pushes this trope in a new direction. I dive into the full review on my blog.
A National Book Award for such times as these.
I read this well over a month ago, but considering the present circumstances in which I am finally writing this review, I feel this third of the March trilogy has the most emotional impact. I won’t recap the first two books in the trilogy here, but you can read my other reviews of Books One and Two. You definitely want to read those volumes first. John Lewis sets a lot of context for this third and most explosive act in the saga. Full review here.
A must-read for everyone.
Ever since someone told me about the word “mansplaining,” I felt an enormous sense of relief. So that’s what they call it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been interrupted, openly contradicted, shamed, or talked over in settings with men. It’s quite common in English graduate programs to be told that you’re wrong when you’re not, or that someone’s subjective opinion is passed off as incontrovertible fact. I won’t spoil the full review, which is replete with lots of caps, and a special […]
I’m conflicted about this one, you guys.
You all know how huge a fan of Ian McEwan I am, even though he’s a bit polarizing at times. I don’t like all his work equally, either, though most of it can be described as interesting or highly provocative (for every Atonement, there is Between the Sheets, his not-great collection of short stories). I heard about Nutshell, and I was intrigued. The story of death and betrayal, as told by an unborn child? All right. And then I read an interview in which McEwan […]
New fiction about the 2008 recession
Because I’m a sucker for the new and shiny books, I ended up placing a lot of holds at my library at the same time—and getting them all at once. And with books that are brand new, you get less time to read them. And when Jonathan Safran Foer’s enormous new book must get read in time for a book signing, you panic. So that’s what happened in the month of September. We’ll not discuss the fact that it’s now November, and my reading has […]
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