in october i read:
anxious people, by fredrik backman (i like backman's writing, and this had some good twists and turns, with that same great balance of tender moments and hilarity that i find in all his writing. he isn't my favorite author, but he's in the top 20 of reliably enjoyable writing. i'd recommend!)
girl, woman, other, by bernardine evaristo (this author is coming to pittsburgh for a lecture in april (well, it will be online now), and i wanted to read her book before i heard her speak. this is a really well done collection of fictional stories of women's experiences that often cross each other or come together in really cool ways. this is a book that i wish i'd had an english teacher to walk me through - or i need to read it a second time or something - because the writing is SO good and i know there was more going on here than a first reading would let me take in. i'd definitely recommend!)
never turn back, by christopher swann (a former coworker of mine's second book, this is a great thriller set in atlanta. take it with you on a weekend away in a cabin, or on a beach trip. if we do those sort of things any more.)
the heart goes last, by margaret atwood (creepy post-apocalyptic writing: classic margaret atwood. in this version of the future, people voluntarily go to jail for a month in order to have a safe home to live in for the next month. during the month in jail, another family comes out of jail and lives in your house - so it's a time share relationship. and then nefarious things happen to our main characters. i love atwood's world creation and her ideas about a future that is maybe not too far from what people would sign up for...)
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