the belated recaps continue. in april i read:
the light we lost, by jill santopolo (so this was a book club pick that i bought at an airport bookstore - which tells you something about the book - that it's appealing to a large enough audience that airports carry it. i want to turn up my nose at this book, but i sped through it and was totally captivated by the plot. it is not the best book i've read, but it would make an excellent beach read!)
elmet, by fiona mozley (this book was one i got from the local independent bookstore, and it was the exact opposite of the light we lost. this was a book for literate people who are okay with weird characters and a plot set in the present but oddly reminiscent of the past (so kind of set in no time period and all time periods?)...i didn't love this one, but it made me think and some of the scenes have stayed with me since, so it clearly made an impression.)
graffiti palace, by a.g. lombardo (this book pissed me off. it's set in LA during the watts riots of 1965, as a guy tries to get home to his pregnant girlfriend and keeps getting waylaid. the odyssey-esque. i kept yelling at the main character: "just get home already! stop getting distracted!" but he kept getting distracted. would not recommend.)
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