Back to print books and there are some good ones here. Two road trips with mixed up families. Both were a mixture of light and dark; serious subjects given a light touch. In fact most of what I read during the last half of May dealt with dark themes. Interesting how they were all given different treatments.
And I managed to continue collecting the word "last" in titles. (See February 28, 2025 post.). One was pretty good the other was a DNF dud.
Fiction:
The Names by Knapp, Florence
Three tellings of the same lives. All rather dark.
The Red House by Morris, Mary
Jews in WW2 Italy. More darkness.
Old School Indian by Curtis, Aaron John
An ailing Akwesasne (St. Regis Mohawk Tribe) man returns to the Rez after living in Virginia and Florida.
An ailing Akwesasne (St. Regis Mohawk Tribe) man returns to the Rez after living in Virginia and Florida.
Awake in the Floating City by Kwan, Susanna
Dystopian novel. San Francisco flooded. Artist/caregiver. debut novel
Run for the Hills by Wilson, Kevin
Newly found half siblings go on a road trip.
The Road to Tender Hearts by Hartnett, Annie
A 60 something man, his single daughter, his newly found orphaned grand niece and nephew, and a cat go on a road trip.
Famous Last Words by McAllister, Gillian
Some suspense, some twists, some police procedures, family relationships, maybe too many notes. But I'll probably give this author anther try.
Target Island a story by Mariah Rigg
Nonfiction:
Just for the pictures, I don't read Dutch.
Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York by Shulman, Robin
Interesting subject but the structure within each was choppy. It would have been nice to have some pictures,
Notes on Jacaranda Season an essay by Evelyn Fok
DNF:
The Book Eaters by Dean, Sunyi
It's rare for me to give up on a book when I'm half-way through but at page 157 I quit.
It's rare for me to give up on a book when I'm half-way through but at page 157 I quit.
Play the Fool by Chern, Lina
Too many dumb choices in too few pages. Only read three (short) chapters.
Upon a Starlit Tide by Woods, Kell
Read 122 of 432 pages and not much happened. The pace was way too slow.
The Last Ferry Out by Bartz, Andrea
Read the first fifty pages, got bored, skipped and read the end. I have no interest in what's in between.
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