In the 1980s, a group of kids from Bennington College emerged as the so-called “literary brat pack.” These privileged kids from the East Coast, with their booze and drug-filled delusions, were deemed “cool” and their literary talents highly praised. They were pompous and arrogant, while at the same time intentionally esoteric to create an airContinue reading “THE GOLDFINCH – Donna Tartt”
Monthly Archives: January 2020
CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND – Kevin Kwan
I recently posted on Facebook for my next reading selection out of these four from my TBR pile. The first response was for the second installment of Kevin Kwan’s decadent and delicious trilogy. CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND is just as delightful and outrageous as CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Like any good soap opera, there are twists, turns,Continue reading “CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND – Kevin Kwan”
Fredrik Backman – A Man Called Ove
I picked up Fredrik Backman’s A MAN CALLED OVE while in the used bookstore. I didn’t need to add to my stack of books, but I’ve never been able to turn down a book. Originally published in Swedish in 2012, A MAN CALL OVE is positively brilliant. It is so beautifully translated. Translations can beContinue reading “Fredrik Backman – A Man Called Ove”
Kwame Mbalia – TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY
The books that have written themselves on my skin and in my heart are far too many to name in this space. The point is books matter. Stories matter. When I read about Kwame Mbalia’s TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY, my pulse quickened because I was excited. When I read the book’sContinue reading “Kwame Mbalia – TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY”
A Girl Named Tommi 