Date Read: May 3 Author: Bernardine Evaristo Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 The novel follows the lives and struggles of twelve characters, most of whom are black and British. While the stories were excellent, I found it hard to get past the format and writing style. It felt a lot closer to poetry than anything else.Continue reading “Girl, Woman, Other”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Second Sister
Date Read: May 1 Author: Chan Ho-Kei Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 When Siu-Man commits suicide, her older sister Nga-Yee knows that there’s more to the story. She recruits N, a hacker, to find out the truth, and stumbles across more than she bargained for in the process. The story is fast-paced once it gets started,Continue reading “Second Sister”
Best Book of April
My favorite book of April was This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. To see my original post, check it out here!
Paradiso
Date Read: April 29 Author: Dante Alighieri Genre: Classics This is the third and final book of the Divine Comedy, preceded by Inferno and Purgatorio. I found Paradiso a little boring, particularly in comparison to the depictions of hell and purgatory in the other two parts of the Divine Comedy. In Paradiso everything is perfect,Continue reading “Paradiso”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 