Category: Fiction
I enjoy a wide variety of fiction styles from historical to bizarre.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
This (wait for it . . . ) bittersweet romance happens amidst the evacuation and interment of Japanese citizens at the start of WWII.
Olive Kitteridge
By Elizabeth Strout
The story of Olive is told through 13 well-constructed short stories about other people.
The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai
This seriously good novel of gay life during the AIDS crisis in Chicago tells a story that has a simple message.
The Rosie Project
by Graeme Simsion
The book is a way to escape the hounds of life for a while . . . but not much more.
The Water Dancer
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Coates imagines a young slave’s adventure from being a slave, to escaping, to returning to his original plantation as a slave once more.
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by Len Deighton