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Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
Not for me (10/13/2024)
I should have known. I really don't do well with the avant garde. I want a plot, I want a story. I want character development. This offers none of the above. I felt lost. Vague memories of Ionesco and Beckett kept cropping up as I tried to plough through this. The bookmore
Loot: A Novel
by Tania James
Packs a punch (10/6/2024)
I will admit to initially being drawn to Loot because of its beautiful cover. But overall, its interesting premise was what made me decide to actually read the book. In the 1790s, a young Indian woodcarver came to the attention of Tipu Sultan. He, along with a Frenchmore
The God of the Woods: A Novel
by Liz Moore
One of my favorites of the year (10/6/2024)
One of my favorites of 2024

Liz Moore has once again crafted a dark, character rich mystery. A teenage girl goes missing from her summer camp in 1975. Fourteen years ago, her brother disappeared in these same woods. Barbara Van Laar is the daughter of the rich family thatmore
The Last One at the Wedding: A Novel
by Jason Rekulak
Didn’t quite work for me (10/6/2024)
The Last One at the Wedding is a weirdly unsatisfying mystery.

Frank has been estranged from his daughter for three years when she calls to announce her engagement and invite him to the wedding. But she’s not just marrying any old average guy. Her fiancé, Aidan, is the sonmore
The Sequel: The Book Series #2
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
It’s not a stand-alone (9/29/2024)
What a fitting title for a book that is exactly what it claims, a sequel. Jacob Finch Bonner is dead, the result of suicide. His wife, Anna Williams-Bonner is overseeing his estate, especially his last book, Crib, which was a success. Then, she writes her own book, Themore
The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Essays to make you think (9/29/2024)
With The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to essays. Initially meant to explore the art of writing, the book broadens out into an exploration of stories - those we learn and those we tell ourselves.

In The first essay, he goes to Africa for the first time and finds himselfmore
Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance
by Paulette Jiles
Just grabbed me (9/20/2024)
Once again, Paulette Jiles has crafted a story that grabbed me. Her stories aren’t fast paced but they are so character rich and situated in the time and place, you can’t help but get involved.

John Chenneville fought for the Union and suffered a serious head wound in 1863.more
Tell Me Everything: A Novel
by Elizabeth Strout
An acquired taste (9/18/2024)
Elizabeth Strout is an acquired taste. She’s the queen of the interconnected, character rich stories. Many of her characters have shown up in multiple books and we, her readers, have gotten to watch them grow and age. Tell Me Everything has a whole slew of characters I’vemore
Real Americans: A Novel
by Rachel Khong
Gets better as it goes along (9/18/2024)
I was not a fan of Goodbye, Vitamin, but I appreciated this book much more. It’s a multi-part story that covers three generations of a Chinese American family - mother, son and grandmother. It starts off weak but gets more interesting with each section.
At the start of themore
There Are Rivers in the Sky: A Novel
by Elif Shafak
Perfect mix of historical and literary fiction (9/18/2024)
There Are Rivers in the Sky is a big book in terms of ideas, writing style and plotlines. It combines science, religion, history and literature. It’s the very definition of epic. It’s like a huge tapestry, weaving people and objects across the time periods. And through eachmore
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