Trigger warnings for references to rape and sexual coercion. I very rarely read Goodreads reviews […]
The Remembered Soldier, by Anjet Daanje
Noon Merkham does not know who he is. The name he bears is just a […]
The Name on the Wall, by Hervé Le Tellier
When Hervé Le Tellier bought a home in La Paillette, a hamlet in rural southeastern […]
The Women’s Courtyard, by Khadija Mastur
Originally published in 1962, Khadija takes us into the cloistered world of a family on […]
Eleven Percent, by Maren Uthaug
Trigger warning for forced gender transition and rape. After centuries of violence, men have been […]
Punished, by Ann-Helén Laestadius
Trigger warning for child abuse and forced cultural assimilation. None of the five Sámi in […]
We Do Not Part, by Han Kang
Trigger warning for historical mass killings. It takes a special kind of courage and resilience […]
Hotel Lucky Seven, by Kōtarō Isaka
Kōtarō Isaka pulls Ladybird in for one more simple job in Hotel Lucky Seven, the […]
Please Look After Mom, by Shin Kyung-Sook
Shin Kyung-Sook’s novel, Please Look After Mom, is one of the most tragic books I […]
The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk
Trigger warning for brief discussion of suicide. In the years before a cure was available […]