The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. A monologue by a young Pakistani man speaking to an American stranger in a Lahore cafe.
Educated by Tara Westover. Memoir about growing up in a strict and abusive household in rural Idaho.
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I couldn’t believe how compelling I found The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver, given that it’s a lot of discussion of finance-related things (via generational drama). Much more interesting than it sounds, I promise, with no real prior knowledge necessary. Very broadening and some delightful vocabulary.
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon stretches my vocabulary.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. A monologue by a young Pakistani man speaking to an American stranger in a Lahore cafe.
Educated by Tara Westover. Memoir about growing up in a strict and abusive household in rural Idaho.
Brit Bennett: the Vanishing Half
Cho Nam Joo: Kim Jiyoung Born 1982
Karen Joy Fowler: we Are all Completely Beside Ourselves
Luke Reinhardt: the Dice Man
Graeme Simsian: the Rosie Project
I couldn’t believe how compelling I found The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver, given that it’s a lot of discussion of finance-related things (via generational drama). Much more interesting than it sounds, I promise, with no real prior knowledge necessary. Very broadening and some delightful vocabulary.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon stretches my vocabulary.
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