President Obama and I don’t always have the same taste in literature, but I still anticipate his list of favorite books of the year more than any other list out there (although NPR’s list is a close second). I only heard of and read In Ascension (2023) by Martin MacInnes because of Obama, and now that I’ve read it, I’m not quite sure what to think. It is definitely like nothing I’ve ever read before, and it was sometimes very moving. However, it could also be a […]