In retrospect, I was a very lucky teenager. Sure I had my moods, but I […]
Little Reunions, by Eileen Chang
Never published during her life time, Eileen Chang’s Little Reunions is a highly autobiographical novel of […]
King Zeno, by Nathaniel Rich
Nathaniel Rich’s King Zeno is the second novel I’ve read recently that takes on the Axeman Murders […]
The Widows of Malabar Hill, by Sujata Massey
Sujata Massey’s The Widows of Malabar Hill rings a lot of my bells: tough, original female protagonist; […]
Red Sky at Noon, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
It’s a shame that this book is the conclusion to Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Russian trilogy. Red […]
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan
Personhood is complicated. There is the person we present to our family, who might be […]
The Association of Small Bombs, by Karan Mahajan
Whenever there is a terrorist attack or a mass shooting, after the victims are counted, […]
Brimstone, by Cherie Priest
Until very recently, there wasn’t any treatment for soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. There […]
The Cure for Dreaming, by Cat Winters
It’s hard to find a father more disappointed in his child than Dr. Mead is […]
Ivan’s War, by Catherine Merridale
It seems appropriate that I finished this book on the eve of Veteran’s Day. Merridale’s […]