Despite being halfway through this I struggle to explain what happens. It‘s not a difficult read (I flew through it, soaking up the beautiful prose); I knew what was happening at every moment but it‘s not overly plot heavy and, upon putting it down, the events are a blur. The description of this book explains it follows generations of women who come from a famous male poet who left the family: Nell and her mother Carmel. So far so good.
So very excited for this book examining the desires of four interlinked women.
Loving the descriptions of these reindeer herders sleeping warm under furs as it snows. The snowy landscape is almost a character here.
The world building in this YA fantasy is superb.
Love this short short about a woman taking a walk in a magical snow filled wood with her animals
It took me a minute to get into this but I am absolutely riveted by the characters in this book (especially Eve the female diver)
This novel about a guy who inherits his uncle‘s villain business is already so fun!
Mushrooms are cool!
I love Erdrich‘s well drawn characters so I‘m excited to start her newest about sugar beet farming in South Dakota.
So very excited to learn more about Ina‘s childhood and life story. She is so sweet and i am truly amazed at all the hard work it took to run her Barefoot Contessa store.
I guess this is a spy novel but really I‘m just enjoying being on Sadie‘s snarky head and the lengthy emails from Bruno about pre history.
Can‘t stop reading this. I‘m enjoying puzzling over what‘s happening in this very odd situation.
Loving this dark fairytale about a princess who takes a journey with a witch and dog made of bones to kill her sister‘s mean prince husband. If you love fairytales this is for you!
I liked Frankenstein and Cleopatra but wanted a narrower focus on characters. So far Blue Sisters is delivering on the exquisite prose and close character studies. 💙
The writing is almost poetic in this nonfiction book that says it‘s about basketball but is about much more
Totally immersed by the in depth character stories in this mystery/family drama/historical fiction.
The prose is sharp and electric. Can‘t put this contemporary Persephone/ Demeter retelling down.
So far this is a little random and surreal (and not focused on plot so much) but I‘m intrigued.
Miranda July‘s writing got me through my 20‘s and her newest book arrived just in time to carry me through my 30‘s and 40‘s!
The plot is entirely predictable but the writing was lush and nostalgic enough to make it a good slow summer read. This starts with a chapter from a man named Joe thinking back to one summer in Maine when his family was picking berries to make money and his sister Ruthie disappeared.
So far I can‘t put down this multi generational story following members of a Chinese American family, starting off in Y2K New York.
I think the description of this book‘s contents made it sound like there was a lot going on or that it would be more experimental but that was not the case: so far each of the stories told are these raw human stories and all of them are so compelling and vividly painted I am fully immersed. The prose is perfect- it‘s both beautiful (you can tell the author is a poet) but also not over done.
So far I love this retelling of Huck Finn from Jim‘s perspective. It‘s a fast paced adventure story that‘s intellectually playful and moving.
First outdoor read of the year. So far loving this very accurate sister relationship. Basically the book so far is them being on social media and sending things to each other and I love it.
So far very beautiful prose in this story about a little cabin and it‘s inhabitants over the centuries (slight spoiler is that some of the earlier inhabitants come back later as ghosts) 🏡 👻
This nonfiction book about a guy who stole art just so he could look at it from his bed is psychologically riveting.
Been saving this book set in Cork in the 2010s for St Patrick‘s day weekend. So far it‘s an apt look at being in your early 20‘s.
Slow moving but compelling- I keep reading to see what happened to the wife on her deep sea dive
Excited to start this literary fiction about a woman who sets out to write a bio of her late wife and unearths secrets
Cozy with this character focused read about a marriage disintegrating
At first I found all the different character povs a little confusing but now I‘m oriented and it makes this story of inmates forced to fight to the death more gripping.
I‘m not a big romance reader but so far the world building and fantasy components are solid. The dragons and their personalities are my favorite part. And so far this most reminds me of Naomi Novik‘s Deadly Education
I love the funny omniscient narrative voice in this stand alone fantasy book about a girl who joins a pirate crew to rescue her kidnapped friend.
Been saving this historical mystery for a cold rainy day- I love Kate Morton‘s slow paced plot and character writing.
I say this as a compliment: a Jonathan Franzen novel set in Ireland.
Melissa Broder always writes hilarious messy girl characters in odd situations but I find the writing in this particular book feels really honest- she aptly handles grief in a really honest and accessible way and I‘m already feeling a lot while reading this. 🌵
Surprisingly cute book about a recently widowed woman in a puritanical society who befriends a devil trying to figure out who he is.
A very cozy fairy tale read for a Monday morning 🧚🎃
This is more coherent than Bunny but still a little bit of a fever dream. I can‘t put it down: I keep reading to see what kind of cult this beauty spa really is.
This is packed with facts about how different animals use the five senses. While having a lot of information the prose is very accessible and not overly scientific.
Enjoying this survivalist story about a lone girl who escapes a colonial settlement to survive in the wilds of America.
pickIt was interesting to read a historical fiction by Zadie Smith. It‘s not overly plot heavy and we spend most of the story in the head of housekeeper Eliza Touchett which was a fascinating mind to be in. The famous Titchbourne inheritance case the book centers around is a mere background story. The plot is very slow but Smith‘s writing is still excellent.
so-soI really enjoyed the preppy prep school setting but the prose was dense at times(we got each minor character‘s whole family tree it seemed like). There were so many music and pop culture references specific to 2007-2010 that I think the only people who may enjoy this are people who were teens or young young adults at that time.
It‘s fig season and I‘m reading this multi generational family story partially narrated by a fig tree.
