Reading so often means judging. Not only do we determine whether or not we like […]
Stone Mothers, by Erin Kelly
I’m almost afraid to write this review. Stone Mothers, by Erin Kelly, begins as a […]
The Fox and Dr. Shimamura, by Christine Wunnicke
It’s a remarkable coincidence that I finished reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall […]
The Painted Veil, by W. Somerset Maugham
Kitty Fane is a terrible judge of character. For most of her life, she believes […]
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman
In the 1970s, after the end of the Laotian Civil War, tens of thousands of […]
The Alice Network, by Kate Quinn
The beginning and the end of Kate Quinn’s thrilling The Alice Network seem like two […]
Dark Constellations, by Pola Oloixarac
I finished reading Pola Oloixarac’s Dark Constellations (translated by Roy Kesey) a few hours ago […]
Princess Bari, by Hwang Sok-yong
Trigger warning for rape. For a girl born in North Korea, the protagonist of Princess […]
Old Baggage, by Lissa Evans
For most of her life, Matilda Simpkin has fought for women’s rights, especially the right […]
The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted, by Robert Hillman
Tom Hope is a good man. He is kind. He is reliable. Unfortunately, he is […]