Tag: literary
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Book Review: Saturday by Ian McEwan
Listen. The Child in Time is one of my favorite books. It was so much a favorite that I binge-bought a bunch of Ian McEwan’s books. It was so good that I have been afraid to pick up another for fear no other book would live up to its memory. But I finally did, because I bought…
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Book Review: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
This is a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while now, but I’ve put it off. This, unfortunately, allowed too much time to build my expectations to a point where I left little room for anything but those expectations to be met…
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Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The cover of this book has been jumping out at me since it was published and I’ve heard a number of different people reviewing it and speaking about it, but for some reason, I wasn’t super interested in picking it up (the idea of a narrating octopus, perhaps?) until a friend of mine gave a…
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Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant is certain she’s found ‘the one’ — a handsome band member who she sees on stage one night after winning tickets to a concert. It was fate…
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Book Review: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
After years of feeling intimidated by this book, I finally felt I was in a place where I wanted to pick up this book and give it a try. My grandmother loved this book and toward the end of her life, we connected a bit through books. I regret not picking up Don Quixote in her lifetime,…
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Book Review: California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
One glance at this book and I was sold on the summer vibes. The vibes delivered. As for the story itself, I was left with mixed feelings…
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Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
This book hadn’t been on my radar but I have seen it around over the past few years. I picked it up when it was selected as a group read. I’m glad I got to go into it with an open mind. I came away with mixed emotions…
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Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
After reading Babel a while back, I had assumed Yellowface would follow a similar style. Though it hadn’t been a book I loved, I liked the writing enough to give this one a go when it was selected for a group read. I was so excited when I realized this book is more of a thriller…
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Book Review: Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
I have been striving to find a quiet yet thought-provoking work of literary fiction ever since finishing Dirt Music last year. Mercury hit all the points I was hoping for and more…
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Book Review: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
I was super drawn to books about Asian American families last year and this fit the bill perfectly. It turned out to be even more than I’d expected featuring a non-verbal autistic character. I have twin cousins similar to Eugene, so it was like getting a closer glimpse into what a day might look like…