Dad, data analyst, novelist, nature lover. Living in Ann Arbor, MI.
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30% complete! Sam Firke has read 6 of 20 books.
"Bark Skins open in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an …
Whew. Good but long. Maintaining continuity over many generations is tough but I thought this book did it well. Ditto writing a First Nations perspective as a non-Indigenous author, I appreciated that angle. If anyone seeing this reads Barkskins, let's bookclub it!
I lived with Joe for a year in college. His first novel came out today! I pre-ordered it from Literati, it's next up in my to-read stack.
"Bark Skins open in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an …
My mom had recommended "Serena" by Ron Rash. After I enjoyed it she recommended this as a follow-up with even more logging.
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what …
"Two days before they're supposed to visit his family in Omaha for Christmas, TV writer Georgie McCool tells her husband, …
Serena is a 2008 novel by Ron Rash. Set in 1930s North Carolina, the novel …
Great pacing, rich historical and natural detail. The magical realism with Mrs. Galloway was a good touch.
Shows the toll of logging on nature and men, e.g. no more fish in the streams filled with mud. I doubt timber consumption is down 100 years later and it makes me wonder where logging camps are active like this now.
Don't mess with Serena!
Serena is a 2008 novel by Ron Rash. Set in 1930s North Carolina, the novel …
Recommendation from my mom :)
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary …
Gave it a try but it didn't grip me.
I read about 2/3 of the stories. Lots of mundane unhappiness, bad sex, drinking, troubles ... well-written and at times gripping but not what I'm feeling right now.
Outstanding. Reminded me of "Homegoing" in how it connected stories of characters separated across space and time to tell a story larger than any one of them.
This book was hot when it came out, I bought it then and finally picked it up. Not sure I'm in the mood for non-fiction but at least it's short.
Raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, a 17-year-old girl has learned …
Huh. Different. I liked it. Just the right length for its gambit to play out.
Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t …
Too sick to get out of bed over the holidays, I finally read the first book in this series my 11 y/o adores. The plot was the high point - I'd like to know what's going on with the Black Swan and Sophie's origin - but I don't think I'll read 5,000 more pages to find out.
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are …
The latest in a series of books recommended to me by younger readers (this time a friend's 13 y/o)
