The Power
The Power by Naomi Alderman was published back in October 2016, and I’ve been meaning to read it for years and years. For a while, I tried placing it on my nightstand as a reminder to read it, but it only made my neglect that much more conspicuous when I found myself brushing a thin …
The School for Good Mothers
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan is the author’s debut novel, a book about motherhood set in a slightly dystopian reality. I love a good dystopian novel, and the premise was intriguing to me. In the School for Good Mothers, Frida is recently separated from her husband and has joint custody of their …
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 …
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 …