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Quarter-Year Wrap-Up
We’re almost 25% way through 2024?! Sounds like it’s time for a reading wrap-up. More in-depth reviews will be linked if possible. If there are any books here that interest you, please check the content warnings before reading. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels – Janice Hallett A suspenseful and unpredictable read that explores…
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“Babel: An Arcane History” by R.F. Kuang
R.F. Kuang’s “Babel: An Arcane History” follows Robin Swift, an orphan brought to London from Canton by Professor Lovell, a translation professor. Professor Lovell trains Robin in Latin, Greek, and Chinese so that Robin can attend Babel – Oxford University’s Royal Institute of Translation. Babel supplies England with magical silver bars charged with the meanings…
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“I Hope This Doesn’t Find You” by Ann Liang
This book describes itself as “snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters” and I couldn’t think of a better way to describe it. I’ve read Ann Liang’s other books, If You Could See the Sun and This…
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“Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee
Welcome back all! One of the first books I read this year was Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pachinko is a historical fiction novel that tells the touching and resilient story of four generations of a Korean family through the 1900s, as they navigate World War II, Japan, and the life that comes after it.…
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“The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels” by Janice Hallett
Synopsis: Amanda Bailey’s career is on a downhill trajectory, and the only way to save it is to write a book on the infamous Alperton Angels cold case: the cult where the members thought that a teenage girl’s baby was the anti-Christ. However, when the girl called the authorities, the Angels all committed suicide and…
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“The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister” – Tracy K. Smith
!! TW: This post references sexual assault !! This week, I wanted to focus on Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith. This poetry book covers social justice issues, from economic disparities to racial and gender inequalities. Smith’s many accomplishments range from winning multiple prizes, graduating from both Harvard and Columbia, and serving as…