The whole point of this feature is that it’s for books that did not come together for me, but this is one of the first times I’m doubting myself, because two of the bloggers I know and trust loved Laura & Emma. I did not. I didn’t even like it. I disliked it, but gladly admit that maybe I was in the wrong mood for the novel and am wrong in my assessment. In that spirit, ... Read More...
Speak No Evil
Life provides a graceful arc for the fortunate When you’re a teenager, relationships feel exceptionally complicated, something Niru and Meredith learn in in Speak No Evil, the new novel from Uzodinma Iweala. They are seniors at a private school in Washington D.C. where he is a track star and is set to attend Harvard in the fall. She is also a runner, but with a more ... Read More...
Sunburn: A Novel by Laura Lippman
The game in Sunburn begins in a small dead-end town in Delaware when Polly and Adam meet at the only bar/restaurant. Both are staying across the street in a ratty motel, but why are they there? Author Laura Lippman doesn’t waste time in giving us the details: Adam is there for Polly and Polly is there to get away from a tedious marriage and a toddler she doesn’t want to raise ... Read More...
Case Histories: A Novel by Kate Atkinson
What could the disappearance of a little girl in 1970, the violent death of a young woman in 1994, and the missing baby of a woman who brutally murdered her husband have in common? Nothing, except they’re all open cases that have made their way to the desk of Jackson Brodie, private investigator, in Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories. Thirty-four years have passed since ... Read More...
The House of Impossible Beauties
“Passing is an art form, darling. It’s a craft. And just like any craft, the artistic ideal is always impossible to achieve. We can try and try and try as hard as possible to pass as a woman, but if I’m a biological man, I can only go up to a certain point. The rest is all imagination.” John Cassara pumps up the beat from the very beginning of his debut novel, The House of ... Read More...
White Houses
Lenora Hickok was a formidable woman for her time. In fact, she’d probably still be considered a formidable woman. From a childhood of deprivation and abuse she went on to become a renowned reporter, which in the 1930s, was a huge achievement in and of itself. In 1928 she interviewed Eleanor Roosevelt for Life magazine, went on to cover Eleanor’s part in her husband’s 1932 ... Read More...
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