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The People in the Trees - Hanya Yanagihara
The People in the Trees is the first work of new hot author Yanagihara. It doesn't feel like a first novel at all though. Structured as a frame novel (a story within a story) told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator (edited by an unreliable editor!) the novels follows the life of Norton Perina, a nobel award winning scientist that a few ( Read more... ) -
The Dark-Thirty by Patricia C. McKissack (author) and Brian Pinkney (illustrator)
This is a collection of folk tales from the South. Although it is technically intended for children, some of the stories are quite creepy. If you are thinking of sharing this with a child, be sure and read it through first. As an adult, however, I enjoyed the chills running down my spine. -
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
So, a few months ago I read I Wish I Had a Red Dress, by the same author. I didn't realize until I'd read more than 100 pages that it was book #2 in her Idlewild series. Whoops!
Anyway, I decided to go back and read the first book, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day. I thought this book was really lovely, though I prefered IWIHaRD. If ( Read more... ) -
The House You Pass on the Way by Jacqueline Woodson
This is an intriguing and haunting book for younger teens and older children ( Read more... ) -
A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
This March I received a nice pm from someone I had had a few exchanges with on a film board. They kindly recalled that we had had a few good discussions about books and they wanted to recommend their latest discovery to me, A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara. I liked this person and even though we often had differing tastes I respected their ( Read more... ) -
The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
I tried a short story by this author featuring her other protagonist, the archaeologist Jaya Jones. It didn't really ring my bell, but I was more intrigued by the premise of this book about a woman who has prolonged her own life through the secrets of alchemy ( Read more... ) -
The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa
Ever heard of manhwa? I hadn't, before I read The Color of Earth.
This fascinating historical graphic novel is based on the life of the author's mother. He documents her journey through childhood and adolescence to womanhood in three volumes (The Color of Earth, The Color of Water, and The Color of Heaven). I was honestly surprised to learn ( Read more... ) -
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Men Without Women contains seven short stories, variations upon the theme of relationships between men and women. I liked this book a lot. I enjoyed the careful characterization and the unobtrusive, elegant writing. -
The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh
This is a historical romance written in 1995 ( Read more... ) -
Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals
Book 12 for my Writers of Color 50 Book Challenge ( Read more... )