Bookmaven stopped reading Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, …
I lost the book! argh.
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Bookmaven started reading Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at …
Bookmaven finished reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass-and-cedar palace on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. New …
Bookmaven reviewed Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. …
Fifteen Dogs
5 stars
Wonderful book. A thoughtful, interesting, and moving allegory of humanity, what it means to be alive, have a happy life, and love. Beautiful told.
Bookmaven finished reading Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. …
Really enjoyed this book.
Bookmaven started reading Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. — I'll wager a year's …
Bookmaven finished reading The dog stars by Peter Heller
"Hig is a survivor. He has survived the sickness that claimed his wife and family, …
Fun read, filled my post-apocalyptic fiction obsession for a few days.
Bookmaven finished reading Under The Net by Iris Murdoch
Under The Net by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch's first novel.Iris Murdoch's first novel is a gem - solid and sparkling. Set in a part of London, …
Bookmaven reviewed Under The Net by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch's first novel.Iris Murdoch's first novel is a gem - solid and sparkling. Set …
Fun, somewhat dated tale
Had a Nancy Mitford air to it. Very witty, funny, a little dated, but it kept me in to the end.
Bookmaven started reading A Royal Affair by Stella Tillyard
A Royal Affair by Stella Tillyard
The acclaimed author of Aristocrats returns with a major new book that reveals the story of a regal family plagued …
Bookmaven reviewed Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, …
Small Things Like These
4 stars
Tightly told tale of small quotidian acts that build a strong conscious in a person. Beautiful story.
Bookmaven finished reading Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New …
Bookmaven started reading Under The Net by Iris Murdoch
Under The Net by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch's first novel.Iris Murdoch's first novel is a gem - solid and sparkling. Set in a part of London, …
Bookmaven finished reading Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this …
Very interesting book. A little confusing, either brilliantly and subtly on purpose, or accidentally, regarding the morality of the narrator. It seems easy to focus on Hannah and overlook Michael's life and actions. Thought provoking. My partner and I read this at the same time and it provoked many interesting conversations about guilt, disability, morality, punishment....
Bookmaven finished reading Small Game by Blair Braverman
Fun survival story. Approaches the larger question of why people cull themselves from the ease of society—at least earnestly questions that tendency. Why? Why create hardship?