The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison is perhaps the most powerful writer.
North America
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
An entirely self-indulgent conversation with a passionate believer in the wonder and the beauty of the natural world, full of excellent tidbits and charming vignettes, of life by the creek and Life by the Creek. I like the review that...
As I lay Dying
I don’t think I gave this book a fair hand, I don’t think the audio book did well. I was worse at following it than I was with my recent forays into Joyce, despite Faulkner’s comparatively straightforward story and language....
Ducks
Kate Beaton is great, this book is great, this book is heavy and traumatic and human and occasionally a bit sweet. Should be read.
Bleeding Edge
Quick (for Pynchon) fun (for Pynchon) jaunt through conspiratorial world of fresh-from-the-dot-com-collapse Silicon Alley, NYC; a modern take on film noir but like in books and also with computer stuff. A good mess to untangle with some snazzy characters and...
The English Understand Wool
The Committed
Lightning Rods
The Stone Sky
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo