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| Some of my "blind" birthday books. (There are a total of ten.) |
Fiction:
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible by Alameddine, Rabih
Not his best but very close. 4+ stars
What We Can Know by McEwan, Ian
It was good, not great
The Turner House by Flournoy, Angela
Saga of a large Black family in Detroit
We Need No Wings by Cardinal, Ann Dávila
Widow comes of age at sixty.
The Original Daughter by Wei, Jemimah James
Sisters (one adopted0 in Shanghai
A Murder in Paris by Blake, Matthew
The murdertook place in 1945, the consequences are now.
The Grand Paloma Resort by Natera, Cleyvis
The dark side of luxury resorts.
He Started It by Downing, Samantha
Diabolical family road trip
Empty Wardrobes by Carvalho, Maria Judite de; translated from the Portuguese by Costa, Margaret Jull; introduction by Zambreno, Kate
Heart the Lover by King, Lily
Really disappointing, almost DNF
Vintage 1954 by Laurain, Antoine
Fun light read.
Pocket Bear by Applegate, Katherine
A Middle Grade story about rescued stuffed animals and a real live cat that befriends them.
Starring Adele Astaire by Knight, Eliza
Bio-fic which lacks energy. One of my birthday books,
The Last Spirits of Manhattan by McDermott, John A.
Ghost guests at an Alfred Hitchcock party.
The Dogs of Detroit by Felver, Brad
Gritty short stories focusing on grief, well written, but not to my taste.
Contents: Queen Elizabeth - Throwing leather - Evolution of the mule - The ear of good feelings - How to throw a punch - Unicorn stew - Stones we throw - In the walls - Out of the Bronx - Hide-and-seek - Country lepers - Praemonitus, praemunitus - Patriots - The dogs of Detroit.
The Reunion by Angela Song
"Having any kind of heartbeat at eighty-four years was a good sign, right?"
"Having any kind of heartbeat at eighty-four years was a good sign, right?"
Nonfiction:
We Survived the Night by NoiseCat, Julian Brave
Excellent A huge amount of information about the history, politics, customs, and lives of Native Peoples of Canada and USA.
This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web by Berners-Lee, Tim
Filled in some gaps,
Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Queeney, Tim
Uneven, I skimmed a lot. Also Googled a bit because this could have used some better illustrations.
The Roma: A Traveling History by Potter, Madeline
Learned a lot from this.
The Girl in the Middle: A Recovered History of the American West by Sandweiss, Martha A.
Native American history, plains.
COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine by Rachel Faulkner White, Chelsea Saunders, LA Johnson
The Golden Melons of Samarkand by Anna Ansari
DNF:
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Desai, Kiran
Booker shortlist - but I'm not reading six hundred and something pages of bad writing.
American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States by Malik, Anela
Learned nothing from this. A coffee table book that is heavy and awkward to hold. For all its size, it's shallow.
The Wayfinder by Johnson, Adam
The Wayfinder by Johnson, Adam
Way too much of a good thing! Read 300 of 736 pages. Library get it back and I won't pick it up again.
Checked out from library but decided not to read:
Little Movements by Morrow, Lauren
What a Time to Be Alive by Chang, Jade
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Stein, Leigh
Little Movements by Morrow, Lauren
What a Time to Be Alive by Chang, Jade
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Stein, Leigh
Misinterpretation by Xhoga, Ledia
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