Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here is Jodi Picoult’s take on a novel about the pandemic. It opens on March 13, 2020, when cases of the virus had just started being reported in the United States. The main character of Diana is an ambitious and driven New Yorker who is working for Sotheby’s on art acquisitions. She …
The Wonder
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue was published quite a while ago, and it’s a book I’d been meaning to read at the time. With the adaptation of The Wonder coming out soon (starring Florence Pugh!), I felt it was now-or-never since I tend not to go back and read books after I’ve seen the movie …
The Thursday Murder Club
I have to admit I mostly noticed this book because I liked the cover so much. The jaunty script, retro styling and the simplistic yet warm feeling of it totally drew me in. It helps that the book got decent reviews as well, but yeah it was partially the cover, haha. Anyway, I’ve been wanting …
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is a book for people who love books and storytelling. It jumps back and forth chronologically, following a few sets of characters in different time periods to tell a cohesive story that links all of them together. Anna is an orphan living in Constantinople in the 1400’s. Omeir is …
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is a book I’ve really been looking forward to ever since it was announced. Like many people, I really enjoyed his previous novel A Gentleman in Moscow, and I’ve been eager to revisit his writing. The Lincoln Highway is an adventure story through and through. It tells the story …