Category: Contemporary

June 12, 2024
The Silence Project by Carole Hailey

All in all, The Silence Project is a novel with bold aspirations. It meets some of those but falls short in other ways

January 28, 2024
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

Choke is about a junkie who drops out of medical school. The reason why he dropped out of med school is not clear, for obvious reasons. But the junkie is intelligent.

September 11, 2023
Even When Your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka

Even When Your Voice Shakes tells the story of Naa Amerley, the oldest daughter in a culture where the oldest sets an example for others.

September 8, 2023
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

The novel follows Alan, an American salesman who is sent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to close a deal, a deal that his future likely depends on.

August 31, 2023
The Gift Of A Legacy (The Ultimate Gift #4) by Jim Stovall

Books like this are what we need to have us reflect on our lives and also adjust wherever we may be lagging.

July 24, 2023
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

The story exposed some of the tricks and techniques of the publishing world and how small and sometimes brutal the industry can be.

June 16, 2023
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González

This book packs a lot into a few hundred pages, with trauma, sexuality, family, identity, political and racial themes threaded throughout the story

May 21, 2023
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Their steadfast acceptance of Charlie, with all his oddities, served as a reminder that true friendship is a safe place to be and a beautiful thing to experience.

May 12, 2022
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

If you know someone with an abusive partner, please don’t constantly judge them by asking why they can’t just leave because it’s not as easy as it seems, and Stockholm’s syndrome is really a thing

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