fiction

"Good on Paper"

my take: I picked this book based on a review that mentioned it was about language/translation which seemed like a …

"The Memory of Light"

my take: Thank you, Francisco X. Stork for writing this book. I cried when I read your author’s note at …

The Cleaner of Chartres

my take: This is a quiet novel that runs deep. Agnes, the cleaner, appears to be a blank slate upon …

The Fishermen

my take: The upbeat cover of this book is deceptive … it is a colorful but oh-so-woe-full tale behind this …

The Book of Jonah

my take:  In this is a modern re-telling of the Biblical book, Tarshish and Ninevah are replaced with New York …

"Our Souls at Night"

my take: I read this slim, quiet novel in two doses. It’s the tender love story of two aging, widowed …

"Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands"

my take: I read this shortly after I read Station Eleven, so at first it seemed like another post-apocolyptic story, …

"Fates and Furies"

my take: The title and the cover design give great clues about this read: it’s a wild ride. The Fates …

"My Brilliant Friend"

my take: A tale of two young girls in 1950’s Naples in a rough neighborhood of poverty, violence, and secrets. …

"The Vacationers"

my take: Dysfunctional family goes to Mallorca. Food, pool, sun, beach, Spanish men and scenery. Definitely a great escape novel …

The Girl on the Train

my take: For a quick, page turning summer read – grab this and you will be transported (ha!) along the …

"Florence Gordon"

my take: A bit of a cross between Olive Kitteridge and Emily, Alone, Florence is a somewhat crotchety feminist whose …

"The Invention of Wings"

my take: Oh, I really wanted to love this. I mean, The Secret Life of Bees was so memorable. After …