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A Pandemic Tale in the Time of COVID-19
There's something almost meta in reading Emma Donoghue's 'The Pull of the Stars,' a book about the 1918 flu, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
Yaa Gyasi has done it again with 'Transcendent Kingdom'
For those who couldn't put down Gyasi's debut novel, 'Homegoing', 'Transcendent Kingdom' will not disappoint.
A Fairy Tale for Our Time: Ann Patchett's 'The Dutch House'
I tore through the book end to end, unable to put it down. Even at the last page, the book left me wanting more. And what else can we ask for in a work of fiction?
A Gentleman in Moscow: A Must-Read!
My Grandfather, a voracious reader who averages about 5 books/week, declared this novel the best book he's read in a year. To me, that was the ultimate rave review!
The 5 Best Books I've Read Recently
Over the past few months, I've come across some fantastic books, new and old, fiction and nonfiction, that totally captivated me. I would like to share 5 recent reads that I particularly enjoyed.
Nora Webster: A Novel by Colm Toibin
A true literary feat, where beauty is imbued into a life that promises nothing extraordinary, yet captivates us all the same.
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward
This is one of those novels you'll be thinking about long after you turn that last page. Where you are so invested in the characters and their stories, that you feel a lingering emptiness after you put the book down and realize you can't follow their journey any further.