Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love when they are teenagers in Lagos, Nigeria. As the time comes for college and moving on they know that they have no wish to stay in Nigeria. Ifemelu gets into a school in the United States and Obinze goes to London. While this may sound straightforward it is anything but in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new novel, Americanah. Instead, Ifemelu and ... Read More...
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Set in 1686 The Miniaturist by debut author Jessie Burton is the spellbinding story of an eighteen-year-old girl married off to an older merchant who lives in Amsterdam. She arrives on his doorstep with no idea of what marriage entails or the fact that she has been procured to enhance his reputation, for her family is poor but with a pedigree. Little does she know that her ... Read More...
It’s Monday, June 8th: What are You Reading?
Another Monday and I'm asking again: what are you reading? Anything really good? Summer-y? I'm trying to keep up with my reading but my favorite time to read (at night in bed) isn't working out well these days because I fall asleep so quickly. I try and do it during the day but we're now in the midst of preparing to move out of our rental house so everywhere I look is something ... Read More...
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
On Tuesday Station Eleven came out in paperback. I reviewed it last fall when it debuted and it made my list of Favorite Books of 2014. Whether you're spending the summer at home, on a beach or by a pool this is perfect summer reading. I read a fair amount of dystopian fiction this summer- either set in the U.S. or global and I would have saved myself a lot of time ... Read More...
The Water Knife
Those places had dreamed of being different from what they were. They’d had aspirations. And then the water ran out, and they fell back, realizing too late that their prosperity was borrowed, and there would be no more coming. It can be dicey to open a review with a strong declarative sentence but I’m taking a chance with The Water Knife and stating that I have never read a ... Read More...
It’s Monday, June 1st: What are You Reading?
Happy June everyone! The month may just be starting but we are in the home stretch—literally. This is the last month we have in our rental house and then we’re moving into our remodeled home whether it’s ready or not. If you want a little break from books and to see all the bits and pieces that have gone into our journey, you can take a look at my other blog Inside ... Read More...
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