No, I haven't forgotten about this series! I just got distracted by other things for a while, but now we're back with a book I can't recommend enough. Cho Nam-Joo's Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is a devastatingly frank portrait of modern womanhood and a stirring reminder that the fight for gender equality is far from … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: K is for Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
If you're in the mood for an unusual story, look no further: If on a winter's night a traveler is an experimental "meta fiction" novel that plays with genre, storytelling conventions, POV, and pretty much everything else. There's a little something for everyone here... and even some things you might never think to ask for. … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: I is for If on a winter’s night a traveler
Howards End is an excellent novel that is surprisingly difficult to write about, not because there's nothing to say but because there is so much. It's hard to know where to focus – or even how to summarize without getting out into the weeds of exposition and philosophy and writing mechanics. So instead of worrying … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: H is for Howards End
We all have those comfort reads – the ones we reach for when nothing else will do, when we're blue, when we need the literary equivalent of a hug. Now, I have a few that fit that description, but The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is probably top of the list. It makes … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: G is for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Who's ready for hijinks and shenanigans? That's right – it's Heyer time! Sadly, I'd never even heard of Georgette Heyer until late in 2019, when a friend picked The Grand Sophy for our book club. Naturally, I was an easy convert, and I've been happily working my way through Heyer's bibliography every since. Georgette Heyer, … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: F is for Faro’s Daughter
Who else loves a good fairy tale? Because we are in for a treat today! East by Edith Pattou is a retelling of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," and it's been on my favorites-shelf (which, okay, is really just a mental shelf because my library is organized by CHAOS) since I … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: E is for East
Did you see this coming? Because I didn't! I put off writing this Reading the Alphabet installment because I just couldn't work up the enthusiasm for any of my potential "C" books. And then I looked at my list, looked at the calendar, and realized... well, it must be fate, right? Or at the very … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: C is for A Christmas Carol
Not feeling particularly keen to write about any of the "B" books I'd already read, I decided to pick up a book that's been on my to-read list for most of my life: Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester. The "Hornblower Saga" is a favorite in my family – my grandfather, parents, and siblings are … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: B is for Beat to Quarters
As I'm getting used to writing regularly again, I thought it would help to start a series or two of posts, to provide structure. So when Amrita, of the fabulous booktube channel Amrita by the Book, did the "A to Z" book tag, I decided to join in. I'm looking forward to highlighting some favorites, … Continue reading Reading the Alphabet: A is for Anne of Green Gables
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