Books

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow was this month’s book club choice. A main topic centered around race, mix-ed race children, the rights and dignity of mixed-race people. Since this was also a central topic in the previous book Island beneath the Sea, I thought it an interesting coincidence. This […]

Island Beneath the Sea is the first book of Isabel Allende that I’ve read. Although she is a magical realism author, I failed to see that quality in the book: the topic of racism, sexism and inequality were all too real topics for the story. The story follows Tété, a girl born into slavery in

I didn’t have high expectations for JK Rowling’s Casual Vacancy so I was pleasantly surprised to be sucked into the characters and story. I listen to Mugglecast podcast where the podcasters talked about and reviewed the book over several episodes. They are 20-somethings who love the HP series (hence Mugglecast) and support Rowling’s literary efforts.

The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan is a non-fiction biography that shows how her life and writing shaped eachother. She gives details on her mother’s life in China, her parent’s relationship, the death of her brother and father, living in Switzerland as a teen, her first boyfriend, the murder