Date Read: July 19 Author: Cormac McCarthy Genre: Fiction Rating: 2/5 A father and his son walk alone through burned America, making their way through post-apocalyptic environments and monsters. From all of the prizes this book has won I had high expectations, but I hated the writing style and had trouble getting invested at all.Continue reading “The Road”
Category Archives: Fiction
Signal to Noise
Date Read: July 17 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 In 1988, Meche was best friends with a boy named Sebastian. They discovered the secrets of music and magic together until their friendship was torn apart. In 2009, Meche returns for her father’s funeral, and might get one last chance to see Sebastian again.Continue reading “Signal to Noise”
The Storyteller
Date Read: June 17 Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Ever since the accident that scarred her and killed her mother, Sage has distanced herself from other people. That changes when she meets Josef Weber, a well-respected member of the community. As they become closer, he asks her to kill him, and explains whyContinue reading “The Storyteller”
My Sister’s Keeper
Date Read: June 12 Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Anna is thirteen years old, and she was born to save her sister’s life. When Kate was diagnosed with leukemia, her parents had Anna in order to have a perfect donor match for Kate’s bone marrow. At thirteen, Anna’s had enough. My Sister’s KeeperContinue reading “My Sister’s Keeper”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Date Read: June 7 Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 Told in the form of letters, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society tells the story of the island of Guernsey and what the people there experienced during the German Occupation. I don’t want to be married justContinue reading “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”
The Mirage
Date Read: May 26 Author: Matt Ruff Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 In an alternate history, it’s Christian fundamentalists who hijack airplanes, leading to an entirely different, and yet oddly familiar, timeline.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Date Read: May 25 Author: Kawai Strong Washburn Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 When Noa is a child in Hawaii, he falls into the water and is returned to his family by sharks. Noa and his brother and sister all end up on the mainland seeking their own paths, but the island is calling them. IContinue reading “Sharks in the Time of Saviors”
The Tenth Muse
Date Read: May 18 Author: Catherine Chung Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Growing up, Katherine is entranced by the language of mathematics and constantly searching for answers about her family and her past. She is consumed by ambition and the search for love, and discovers that it might not be possible for a female mathematician toContinue reading “The Tenth Muse”
The Nickel Boys
Date Read: May 17 Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 4/5 From the author of The Underground Railroad and Zone One comes the story of The Nickel Academy. When human remains are unearthed on the grounds of what used to be a boys’ reformatory, Elwood Curtis realizes that he must finally confront his past.Continue reading “The Nickel Boys”
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”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 