Like many books that I pick up, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones ended up on my to-read list after I heard a story on NPR. Interviewed by Karen Grigsby-Bates last February, Jones said she had done a lot of research on criminal justice and race to prepare to write a book but that nothing was … [Read more]
Don’t let the cover mislead you. There are no grizzlies on the Appalachian Trail.
I added this book to my TBR the very first day I joined Goodreads in July 2008, so yes I do feel accomplished for finally having read it. And it was a good time! I was a bit worried based on a few reviews I'd read ahead of time that it would be dated, and it was a tiny bit (mostly in some jokes … [Read more]
I do this to myself, eyes wide open
I've laid out my feelings on Sarah J. Maas books. And I feel like - unlike with the Court of Thorns and Roses - the consensus here about Throne of Glass is pretty clear. They nestle comfortably somewhere just below a love/hate. It would take more energy than they're worth to either love or hate … [Read more]
His mastery of the hard-luck story was of a kind never achieved by persons not wholly concentrated on themselves.
So I don't have a strong association with this collection of novels outside of the fact that they appear on the MLA's Top 100 Novels (in English) from about 20 years ago. This list has sort of always been in the back of my mind as I figure out what to read. But, it's 12 novels, which is a lot to … [Read more]