book

Rated How to Behave in a Crowd 8/10

Finished reading The Lightning Queen

Wants to read The Refugees

Rated The Girl on the Train 8/10

Fast-reading, well-written, contemporary psychological murder mystery told from the perspectives of three young British women. Interesting, flawed characters - Hawkins did a particularly good job of integrating the experience of alcoholic blackouts. Would be great to read while on an extended train ride :-)

Finished reading My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Rated The Goldfinch 10/10

Beautifully written story of friendship wrapped in a thriller. Do give yourself enough time to savor the language and relationship nuances as you read through the 700+ pages. <br><br>My one criticism is the amount of space dedicated to describing characters' drug and alcohol experiences. Much of the repetition could have been removed without losing anything.

Rated Our Souls at Night 6/10

Rated Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery 8/10

Rated Jana Bibi's Excellent Fortunes 4/10

A charming, inoffensive little story set in a small town in northern India around 1960. The book is well-pace - a fast read - and is most interesting for its quirky intersection of cultures: Scottish, American, and Indian Hindu, Muslim, and Christian.

Rated Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 6/10

Abandoned Americanah

Finished reading The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Rated Animal Farm 8/10

Rated Washington Black 8/10

Finished reading Before the Fall

Finished reading The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Finished reading Little Fires Everywhere

Wants to read Itzá

Rated The Flamethrowers 8/10

Rated The Woman in the Window 10/10

Wants to read House Made of Dawn

Rated A Quiet Life 6/10

Rated Go Set a Watchman 8/10

Rated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 8/10

Finished reading Land of Love and Drowning