Tag: fiction
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The Secret History
Reactions: Compelled to read on, A page turner // Review: You may recall me gushing over Donna Tartt’s more famous novel The Goldfinch earlier this year (well, except the last 80 pages). The Secret History is an entirely different kind of story, but one that demonstrates Tartt’s remarkable ability across her novels to write such…
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You Should Be So Lucky
Reactions: WHOA! Who knew LGBTQ+ romance novels could be THIS good? // Review: I was at Fabulosa Books in the Castro with a few minutes to spare before a dinner date. I asked the cashier/bookseller for some gay romance recommendations. He picked out this one and another and said You Should Be So Lucky gets…
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Life After Life
Reactions: Almost loved it but not quite // Review: This novel by Kate Atkinson was a best seller, and I can see why. It’s an enjoyable read with a clever premise and narrative style. But I wouldn’t say that I loved it and here’s why: It leverages the plot devices of multiple realities and reincarnation…
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The Goldfinch
Reactions: Compelling, Page-turner // Review: A friend recommended this 2014 winner of the Pulitzer Prize to me. I had no idea what to expect and was a bit daunted at its 962 pages. And then I picked it up. The words captivate me. I couldn’t stop. 300 pages poured into my brain on the very…
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Midnight’s Children
Reactions: Fantastical, Epic, Literary Genius. // Review: This book is not for the easily distracted. In the introduction, Rushdie himself says he set out to write a novel that blends the epic nature of greats like Anna Karenina and Pride and Prejudice with the magical realism of One Hundred Years of Solitude. And he sure…
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