Tag: reviews

Guru of Love

Just finished Samrat Upadhyay's The Guru of Love, a novel set in contemporary Nepal. It doesn't leave me in awe, …

Francisco Jimenez's Breaking Through is a great easy read about growing up poor and Mexican in California in the 1950s. …

Just added Jim Crace's The Gift of Stones to my book recommendations list. I bow down to Mr Crace's ability …

I just finished Stuffed by Patricia Volk, a memoir about her family who for a century owned restaurants in New …

Added Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections to my book recommendations list. What a remarkable achievement this book is. [This post was …

Added Octavia Butler's Kindred to my book recommendations list. Scary book. Excellent. [This post was imported on 4/10/14 from my …

Added Jo Sinclair's The Changelings to my book recommendations list. A complex and powerful story about prejudice, as well as …