more than a month behind on posting this. gotta get my shit together!
in september, i read:
imagine me gone, by adam haslett (this was on a lot of independent bookstore lists this summer and i really liked it - intriguing story inside a family struggling with mental illness. that makes it sound very depressing and it was not! as far as i can remember. since i finished it two months ago... thumbs up, though not the best book i've ever read.)
born to run, by bruce springsteen (i listened to the audiobook of this, which springsteen reads, and i was proselytizing about it left and right in august. i really enjoyed it. it led me to listen to more of his music - i knew the hits but nothing beyond that - and goes down as a similar book for me to patti smith's just kids: parts of it were relevant only to super fans, but parts of it really spoke to me. and i love a memoir. if the only thing i get from the book is appreciation to bruce for writing 41 shots, that would be enough. i mean, people. bruce was #blacklivesmatter in 2001.)
spoonbenders, by daryl gregory (i read this for my book club and it's one of those books that you're enjoying as it's going - but you know there's a layer beyond the one you're reading - and then at the end it just all comes together and your mind is slightly blown about the way all the pieces fit together. family drama plus paranormal activity...i'd recommend it!)
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