My reading discoveries from this month—ten books that shaped my literary landscape.
This fall's literary release: Wu Ming is a Chinese pseudonym masking a collective of five Italian writers. In this massive novel, they tackle an American history myth—the War of Independence—but from the Indigenous perspective. Not your typical founding fathers narrative.
Saw this fun game floating around the book blogging world—answer fifteen questions using only the titles of books you've read this year. Got it from Mango, Aifelle, Sylire, Ankia... Here's how it turned out for me.
Sarnia is a novel about an island: "Guernsey, Guernsey, Garnsai, Sarnia—whatever they call it. Hell, I don't really know. The older I get and the more I learn, the more I realize I know nothing." That's Ebenezer Le Page talking, and he's got stories to tell.
Fall release: "That day, the Stock Market falls out of bed and shatters its spine—worst day of your life." Speaking to Gwendolyn Mati, ambitious young trader watching her career plans collapse in a single morning. Robbins at his wildest.
Fall release: A young French anthropologist lands on Berkeley's prestigious campus to study a group of musicians. With actual wild tribes getting scarce, anthropologists are getting creative about their subjects.
Fall release: Election Sunday in the small town of Perisac. Bad news for François Heurtevent, the incumbent mayor—he loses by a hair, a few dozen votes. Suddenly unemployed and confronting the void.
Four people. Two things in common: crazy love for the arid landscapes of the American Southwest and unlimited hatred for anyone wanting to wreck them. "Facing the wind, in the red crenelated landscape where the Colorado flows..."
Summer catch-up reads: Finally got to this novel that's been circulating the book blogs for months. At puberty during Holy Week, Frasquita receives secrets from her mother—secrets that will change everything.
At forty-five, Donald learns he has a degenerative disease. Watching yourself diminish day by day is brutal for a man who's been a force of nature his whole life—building houses, living hard.
