Last week I started this little feature for books that don't quite fit in the normal summer reading mold. This week's pick is still a quiet character study, but about a devastating time in history. I have read many, many novels about ... Read More...
There There by Tommy Orange
One of the downsides of reading a lot is the feeling that, while you still enjoy most of what you read, some of it tends to sound familiar—as if you’ve read it before. Which is not unreasonable, as ‘how many truly distinct plots there are in fiction’ ... Read More...
Quiet Summer Reading: The Garden Party
Summer is fun and light and for a lot of people, me included, my reading turns the same way. I want thrillers, chick-lit, humor. But just like anything else in life, too much of the same thing, even when it's good, can make me cranky. Or just a bit ... Read More...
Tin Man: A Novel by Sarah Winman
When Sarah Winman's Tin Man begins the tragedy of Ellis Judd’s life has already ended. He is a 45-year-old man who works the night shift at a car plant near Oxford, England. He lives alone with a life of monotonous routine and works nights because he ... Read More...
