Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine My rating – 3.75/5 stars I requested Angel of History from Netgalley because I read An Unnecessary Woman in 2014 and it was one of my favourite reads of the year. It was a book that I thought about long after I finished reading it and one that I can still … More Review of Angel of History
Overall, I haven’t had the greatest reading year in 2016 but it has started to pick up in the last two months. So far, I read 10 books this month…Actually, I completed 10 books this month – a couple of them were started in October and some several months ago that I didn’t have the … More November Reading Wrap-Up Part 1
4/5 stars Behold the Dreamers is a story about a young Cameroonian family immigrating to New York City before the recession in 2008, trying to make their own way. Jende Jonga arrives first and then sends for his wife Neni and son Liomi to join him about a year or so later. He gets a … More Review of Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
My Rating: 2 out of 5 stars I’m very disappointed with this one. I really liked Olive Kitteridge when I read it in 2014 and so I was very excited about Strout’s new release. I liked the basic outline of the story – the daughter is in the hospital and her estranged mother visits her … More Review of My Name is Lucy Barton
4/5 stars Zoo is a collection of creepy short stories by Japanese author Otsuichi. The stories vary from fantastical to science fiction to gritty realism. Over all, I thought the collection was varied enough to make them interesting but still cohesive due to the dark tones of the stories. The only story that I didn’t … More Review of Zoo by Otsuichi
3.75/5 stars The Language of Dying is a novella told about a forty year old woman coping with her father slowly dying and suffering from Cheyne-Stokes respiration. It is told from a first-person narrator talking to her father as he is semi-conscious and unresponsive on his deathbed. The story also delves into the backstory of … More Review of The Language of Dying by Sarah Pinborough
I had a great start to the month but then lost steam and slowed down my reading in the last two weeks. I didn’t love all of the books that I read but there were some that I really enjoyed. In total, I completed 11 books (5 of which were in audio format). I did … More Reading Wrap-Up January 2016
