so-soA father takes his daughter to Eastern Europe after she has a psychotic break to bring him closer to her and his family‘s past. I‘m enjoying exploring Thorpe‘s backlist but as many have already pointed out this book was overly ambitious, too much touched upon to delve into anything properly.
pickAfro-Latine joy shines in this gorgeous story of a father and daughter riding through the city at dawn. It‘s about bonding, heritage, and seeing yourself in a new light. Beautiful, vibrant illustrations and heartfelt storytelling make this an unforgettable picture book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #PictureBook #Cultura
so-soBrownstone, by Samuel Teer (illustr. Mar Julia) (2024)
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Premise: A New York teenager meets her father for the first time one summer and learns about her Guatemalan heritage.
Review: This is sweet and effective, if very, very simplistic. It does deal with some hard subject matter — child abandonment, biracial identities, homophobia, and gentrification — but in ways that came off a bit too easy. ⬇️
pick#ToB26 long listed, but this was already on my radar. As someone who loves those stories about reclusive people living off grid I was hoping for much more of that, since our MC is doing just that—he removed himself from the world at-large after a family fight over politics on Thanksgiving 2016. The novel really takes off when his grandchildren show up at his door. A look at America in the age of MAGA and the creepy Christians-with-guns movement.
My December #Roll100 picks @PuddleJumper
These are all pretty summery so I don't know if I'll get to them next month, except maybe This Time Tomorrow
pickAs usual, I loved the latest novel from our hometown author. Jess knows this topic and country. He grew up near where he sets Kinnick‘s cabin. And he was one of the reporters on the ground who covered Randy Weaver and Ruby Ridge. He wrote a book called Every Knee Shall Bow. He worked at the Spokesman-Review, along with my ex-husband who was the North Idaho political reporter and had to cover the Aryan Nation craziness in the late 90s.
pickI laughed quite a bit but there is a lot in this that can‘t be laughed at. Journalist checks out, goes off grid, until his family needs him. The world is spinning out of control…
I will read everything Jess Walter writes.
Raise your hand 🙋🏻♀️ if you are a fan of Ballerini!! How and why this book title came first to mind when I checked my Audible credits, I may never know but seeing who narrates? SOLD! And then I see Ann Patchett blurbs it. 👏 👏 👏
bailedI cannot be the only person who stopped reading halfway through. At that part.
