3 words: varied, satisfying, random
Today the focus is on the books I’ve read so far this year. It’s been a nice mix of genres and tone and style, and I’m a happy reader these days. Here’s what we’ve got…
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
3 words: immediate, fresh, candid
Give this book a whirl if you like… reading about life inside the White House bubble, behind-the-scenes accounts, twenty-something memoirs, workplace narratives
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
3 words: evocative, unsettling, gradually revealing
Give this book a whirl if you like… WWII espionage, young women spies, two time periods in one person’s life, England during WWII, some twists and turns in the plot
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
3 words: unsettling, psychological, twisted
Give this book a whirl if you like… twisty stories, unreliable characters, hidden agendas, multiple viewpoints
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
3 words: clever, humorous, sad
Give this book a whirl if you like… a blend of humor and pathos, a clever tone, a story of a gay man examining his life at age 50, a mild-mannered protagonist, finding oneself when running away from problems
Passion and Affect by Laurie Colwin
3 words: quirky, creative, evocative
Give this book a whirl if you like… delightfully eccentric characters, a short story collection offering a variety of life circumstances, the complications of love, interpersonal relationships explored through vignettes
Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood
3 words: warm, personal, evocative
Give this book a whirl if you like… essays about food and life and cooking, memoirs in essay form, reading about the life of an author
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
3 words: comforting, warm, book-loving
Give this book a whirl if you like… books about the power of books, stories of overcoming adversity through community and literature, the story of an author finding her next story, WWII, epistolary novels, stories of unexpected romance
What wonderful things have you been reading lately?
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