Managed to enjoy the sun by reading books so want to do the same again this year. For reference, I read the following books on holiday last year: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, 1984 and the Grapes of Wrath.
Books also read last year: Lonesome Dove, Slaughterhouse Five, East of Eden and lots of Fredrik Backman
Open to any recommendations both fiction or non fiction, hopefully the past reading history helps.
by InterQS
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So looks like you don’t shy away from books that are intense. Here’s a random selection of books I really love that are quality writing and emotive.
– Betty – Tiffany McDaniel. Brutal but compelling coming of age story loosely based around her own mother’s experiences who was born into poverty to a Cherokee father and white mother. Incredible writing.
– The Iceberg – Marion Coutts. Non fiction about a woman whose husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Absolutely beautiful writing.
– Shark Heart – Emily Habeck. The premise sounds wild – some people get a disease where they turn into animals and for one of the MCs it is a great white shark. However it is about grief, family trauma and accepting how life turns out. But it’s beautiful and absorbing.
– Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi. Incredible family saga book starting with two half sisters in 18th century Ghana and following through their descendants.
– The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell. A Jesuit priest leads a mission to make first contact with aliens. It’s a very philosophical work and again beautifully written.