Date Read: May 12 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 The most widely known of the Narnia novels, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe introduces the land of Narnia and the Pevensie siblings. Other Narnia novels: The Magician’s Nephew All shall be done, but it may be harder than you think. – TheContinue reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
The Far Away Brothers
Date Read: May 11 Author: Lauren Markham Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 Twin brothers Ernesto and Raul flee north when Ernesto becomes involved in the gangs of El Salvador. In the United States, they disover an entirely different way of life that they must learn to navigate. The United States cannot at once be isolationist –Continue reading “The Far Away Brothers”
American Gods
Date Read: May 10 Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 When Shadow is released from prison after three years, he discovers that his wife has just died in a car crash. On the airplane on the way home, he is offered a job by Mr. Wednesday, a strange man who pulls him into anotherContinue reading “American Gods”
The Silence of the Girls
Date Read: May 9 Author: Pat Barker Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 The story of the Trojan War has been told many times, but here the story is told from the perspective of Briseis, a Trojan woman who ends up the slave of Achilles. Grief’s only ever as deep as the love it’s replaced. –Continue reading “The Silence of the Girls”
The Bonesetter’s Daughter
Date Read: May 8 Author: Amy Tan Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 As Ruth’s mother begins to exhibit the first signs of dementia, Ruth must connect with her mother in order to finally learn the story of her family. A good mother-daughter story. Writing what you wished was the most accurate form of wishful thinking.Continue reading “The Bonesetter’s Daughter”
The Third Hotel
Date Read: May 7 Author: Laura van den Berg Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 When Clare arrives in Havana for a film festival, she spots her husband outside a museum. The problem? Richard died. A good story that explores grief, but I did not like the dialoge style. The two impulses cannot be separated. The desireContinue reading “The Third Hotel”
Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction
Date Read: May 6 Authors: William D. O’Grady, John Archibald, Mark Aronoff, and Janie Rees-Miller Genre: Nonfiction I finally got around to reading the entirety of my textbook, just in time for the final. It wasn’t quite as interesting as the other books I’ve been reading, but it was probably longer.
We Dream of Space
Date Read: May 5 Author: Erin Entrada Kelly Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 When the Challenger spaceship is launched in 1986, NASA sponsors groups of students all over the United States so that they can see the first teacher in space. Bird is one of those students, a middle school girl who dreams of going toContinue reading “We Dream of Space”
The Magician’s Nephew
Date Read: May 5 Author: C.S. Lewis Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I have always loved The Chronicles of Narnia, and so I decided to reread the series chronologically, rather than the order that they were published in. The Magician’s Nephew is one of my favorites of the series. What you see and what you hearContinue reading “The Magician’s Nephew”
The Poisonwood Bible
Date Read: May 4 Author: Barbara Kingsolver Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 When Nathan Price moves to the Congo in 1959, he brings his wife and four daughters with him. Over three decades, the family is broken down and reconstructed. I found it to be a remarkable novel. There is a strange moment in time,Continue reading “The Poisonwood Bible”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 