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Julie Chan Is Dead
by Liann Zhang
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Julie and her twin sister Chloe are separated at a young age when their parents die. Chloe is adopted by an affluent family and becomes a glamorous social media influencer. Julie is adopted by her conniving aunt and stuck. After a brief reconnection, Julie receives a cryptic call from Chloe and travels to NYC to see her. At her apartment, Chloe is dead and Julie decides to steal her twin’s identity. Is the glamorous life of a famous influencer really what it’s cracked up to be? Read and find out.
Michael Without Apology
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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A short (277 pages) novel, but packed with emotion! The protagonist, Michael Woodbine is very relatable. When he was 7 years old, he nearly died from a fireworks accident. We meet him at age 19, starting college, where he meets his film professor, Robert Denning, who will influence Michael's life in a profound way. Deals with the themes of self-acceptance, love, and parenting. This story will stay with me for a long time.
Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel
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This is Alison Bechel’s memoir graphic novel, which was also made into a Broadway musical. I think there were some interesting choices in what words she chose. Some of them were very academic. I am not sure if that was intentional to reference her father’s sophisticated preferences, but it made it a more challenging read. I did find the story interesting and it was a unique way to tell it through words and art. The book is very revealing and heartfelt. It helps tell a story of how we can all struggle with finding who we are.
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson
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A mystery in reverse, a book written backwards, starting with the end of the story, and tracing the situation backwards. Layer by layer we understand how the couple got to the place they are today, and what has kept them bound them together, while tearing them apart. It was quite fascination learning how they their story started. An interesting read, once you get the pattern realizing that you are sort of reading backwards.
When We Flew Away: A Novel Of Anne Frank Before The Diary
by Alice Hoffman
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If I had not recently read Anne Frank's diary and visited the exhibition I would not have read When We Flew Away. It is difficult reading a book that is part fiction based on fact when you know the ending unless the story is compelling. When We Flew Away was not that compelling.
The Diary Of A Young Girl
by Anne Frank
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I admit that I never read The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank. To coincide my visit to the Anne Frank Exhibition at the Center of Jewish History. it was time to read it, It is harrowing the story that a teenage girl tells that she managed to capture a part of life that should not have been experienced by anyone of any age. Even knowing the ending, I was gripped that there is going to be/should be,/there will be a happier ending. as in real life, which is exactly that this diary is, there are not always happy endings.
The Rainfall Market
by You Yeong-Gwang
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This was strange in the best way — atmospheric, a little eerie, and hard to put down. Some parts dragged, but overall it was good.
The Stolen Queen
by Fiona Davis
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In 1936, a young Charlotte Cross has the chance of a lifetime to explore the ruins of Ancient Egypt at an archaeological dig in Valley of the Kings. She is given opportunities to work alongside archaeologists, excavate artifacts, and do research on an ancient female pharoah, Hathorkare. She falls in love with a fellow archaeologist from London and then tragedy strikes. In 1978, Charlotte Cross is now a curator in the Egyptian wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. Over the years she has continued to research Hathorkare and come up with a theory of her demise. On the night of the Met Gala, Charlotte's extensive research and an Egyptian artifact are stolen from the museum! Nineteen year old Annie Jenkins, who just began working as an assistant to Diana Vreeland, former Vogue fashion editor and organizer of the Gala, becomes a person of interest in the robbery. Charlotte and Annie team up to clear her name and find the thief and stolen artifact. This leads them to Egypt where the story began. If you like archaeology, ancient history, and this author I think you will like this book. I think it is Fiona Davis' best!
Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
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Great book! Nora and her sister Libby go on a reconnect vacation to Sunshine, N Carolina. While there, Libby makes a list of everything they must accomplish before vacation is over. While there Nora meets Charlie, her nemesis from NYC. As they spend more time together, Nora and Charlie become the romantic couple that can never be together… or can they? I recommend this quick, fun read.
River is wating
by Wally Lamb
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I found this book to be very honest and emotional.
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