A Bunch of Books
I would recommend these to anyone. I'll be reviewing some of them in more detail later.
Robinson, Marilynne; “Housekeeping”; Fiction – Families, US, Contemporary; Sisters are abandoned by their mother and grow up with their Grandma and an Aunt who is rather strange.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Needles Eye”; Fiction – England, Post WWII, Families ; A London woman is embarrassed by being rich, tries to do the right thing with her life.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Peppered Moth”; Fiction – England, Regional; Growing up in, leaving, and returning to a Northern Coal Town.
McManus, James; “Going to the Sun”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Young woman with diabetes takes a cross-country bike trip.
Eggers, Dave; “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Self-referential, semi-autobiographical novel about 2 orphaned brothers.
Freeland, Cynthia; “But Is It Art?”; Non-Fiction – Art Criticism; Explains and discusses theories of art. Easy-to-read and funny.
Cunningham, Micheal; “Home at the End of the World”; Fiction – US, contemporary; Lyrical, sad and touching story of 2 boys growing up.
Saramago, Jose; “All the Names”; Fiction – Portugal, 20th Century; A Central Registry clerk traces the life of a random woman. Lyrical & touching.
Friend, Tim; “Animal Talk – Breaking the Codes of Animal Language”; Non-Fiction – Animal Behavior; Based on scientific studies, describes all types of animal communication and similarities between them and with us.
Kerouac, Jack; “Desolation Angels”; Fiction (?) – Modern; About being alone, traveling, and his friends. Written in a stream-of –consciousness style.
Warner, Brad; “Hardcore Zen”; Non – Fiction – Religious; Explains Zen Buddhism in a straightforward way. Written by ex-punk-rocker.
Ozeki, Ruth; “My Year of Meats”; Fiction, US and Japan, contemporary; Japanese-American woman and Japanese woman meet through meat.
Deloria, Ella Cara; “Waterlily”; Non-Fiction, Native American, 19th Century; The life of a young 19th century Dakota (Sioux) woman. Scholarly yet entertaining.
Erdrich, Louise; “The Master Butcher’s Singing Club”; Fiction, US and Germany, 20th century; Family saga of a German butcher in Oregon. Gorgeous language.
Robinson, Marilynne; “Housekeeping”; Fiction – Families, US, Contemporary; Sisters are abandoned by their mother and grow up with their Grandma and an Aunt who is rather strange.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Needles Eye”; Fiction – England, Post WWII, Families ; A London woman is embarrassed by being rich, tries to do the right thing with her life.
Drabble, Margaret; “The Peppered Moth”; Fiction – England, Regional; Growing up in, leaving, and returning to a Northern Coal Town.
McManus, James; “Going to the Sun”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Young woman with diabetes takes a cross-country bike trip.
Eggers, Dave; “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”; Fiction – Contemporary, US; Self-referential, semi-autobiographical novel about 2 orphaned brothers.
Freeland, Cynthia; “But Is It Art?”; Non-Fiction – Art Criticism; Explains and discusses theories of art. Easy-to-read and funny.
Cunningham, Micheal; “Home at the End of the World”; Fiction – US, contemporary; Lyrical, sad and touching story of 2 boys growing up.
Saramago, Jose; “All the Names”; Fiction – Portugal, 20th Century; A Central Registry clerk traces the life of a random woman. Lyrical & touching.
Friend, Tim; “Animal Talk – Breaking the Codes of Animal Language”; Non-Fiction – Animal Behavior; Based on scientific studies, describes all types of animal communication and similarities between them and with us.
Kerouac, Jack; “Desolation Angels”; Fiction (?) – Modern; About being alone, traveling, and his friends. Written in a stream-of –consciousness style.
Warner, Brad; “Hardcore Zen”; Non – Fiction – Religious; Explains Zen Buddhism in a straightforward way. Written by ex-punk-rocker.
Ozeki, Ruth; “My Year of Meats”; Fiction, US and Japan, contemporary; Japanese-American woman and Japanese woman meet through meat.
Deloria, Ella Cara; “Waterlily”; Non-Fiction, Native American, 19th Century; The life of a young 19th century Dakota (Sioux) woman. Scholarly yet entertaining.
Erdrich, Louise; “The Master Butcher’s Singing Club”; Fiction, US and Germany, 20th century; Family saga of a German butcher in Oregon. Gorgeous language.
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