I must confess to being uncertain about how exactly to review this book.
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Tag: genre: fiction – social commentary
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
This book includes the intertwined stories of two men who left and then returned to their home in the valley of the Nile after an education and various adventures in England, as told by an unnamed narrator.
Continue readingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
I would recommend this book to anyone who’s enjoyed the film version, of course, but also to anyone who might be interested in a story of finding some form of liberty despite overwhelming limitations.
Continue readingPassing by Nella Larsen
I think I can recommend this book to other readers who want to dip their toes into the works of the Harlem Renaissance, of course, but also to anyone who is looking for a quick but impactful read with psych-suspenseful horror vibes.
Continue readingCane by Jean Toomer
This was quite honestly just not a great choice to listen to rather than read in print, for a combination of reasons.
Continue readingTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Janie’s story is really about one person’s quest to be seen and cared for as an individual, which is just a universal human experience.
Continue readingA Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories by Will Eisner
I think this is well worth tracking down for anyone who is interested in adding an atypical classic work to their to-read list, but especially for modern graphic novel readers who want to get a taste of what the form was like at its inception.
Continue readingTristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
Reading this one was a challenge; one I’m glad I tried, but even more glad that I’m finished with.
Continue readingEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
I’m so glad I took this opportunity to read East of Eden, and I’m looking forward to trying more works by Steinbeck.
Continue readingThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Awakening ended up on my to-read list because it is often included in studies of feminist history, which is a subject that I find very interesting. Plus, not gonna lie, it’s short. So I went into this story knowing nothing more about it than that.
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