Big Brother by Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver is synonymous with smart writing and controversial issues. She first came to my attention in, of all places, an airport bookstore where I picked up a copy of We Need To Talk…
Tag: Literary Fiction
Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley
This was an intriguing and challenging read, and I commend Peggy Riley for the way she used the girls’ (Amity and Sorrow) oddities to convey the sheltered lives they lead in their compound…
The Suitors by Cecile David-Weill
If you ever wanted to get a feel for how “old moneyed” class interact with friends, house guests, and their environments then Cecile David-Weill’s The Suitors is a good place to start. Sisters…
The Liars’ Gospel by Naomi Alderman
It should come as no surprise that I wanted to read Naomi Alderman’s The Liars’ Gospel. I am fascinated by alternate viewpoints and retellings of established stories because it’s fun to note the…
Schroder by Amity Gaige
Amity Gaige’s Schroder is very loosely inspired by the story of Christian Gerhartsreiter, a German man who spent years pretending he was a “real” Rockefeller – Clark Rockefeller, in fact. Eventually “Rockefeller’s” marriage…
Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman
Jacket copy for Thomas Maltman’s Little Wolves promises a murder mystery in a small town, but after only a few pages I could tell it was much more than that. Getting to the…