Review: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Great Believers was heartbreaking, but so good and very worth reading. I realize that reading a book about the AIDS crisis in the 80s isn’t…
Review: The Glass Diplomat by S. R. Wilsher
I was recently in Chile and heard and saw a lot related to the Pinochet regime. We were told the country is still very divided amongst…
Review of Miss Ex-Yugoslavia by Sofija Stefanovic
This book wasn’t what I expected but I appreciated Stefanovic’s unique perspective. I especially liked that this book gave me a much better understanding of what…
Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener
I was excited to read this novel about Budapest by Jessica Keener. Annie and Will are a young American couple who take a leap of faith…
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer is a first novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, which won last year’s Pulitzer Prize for literature. It’s a fascinating look at the Vietnam War…
The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
I read this book for the Read Around the World challenge, where a specific country is selected for each month. May’s selection was Colombia. Vasquez is…
The Long Drop by Denise Mina
This was a really interesting novel about a real-life serial killer in Scotland in the 1950’s. I say interesting because it wasn’t quite like anything else…
The Last Days of Café Leila by Donia Bijan
Part of my Reading All Around the World Challenge, this is a book written by a chef in the U.S. who was born in Iran. Café…
The Terranauts by T. C. Boyle
I love T.C. Boyle because he takes really interesting true life events and people, and he always spins them into a fascinating story. I learn a…
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
I want to say I loved this book, but it was a little difficult for me to relate to, even though it’s well written and has…
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Lowland is another fantastic book by Jhumpa Lahiri. It begins in the 40s in Calcutta, India, telling the story of two young brothers born soon…
