so much reading this month - a two week spring break helped! and 3 of these were audiobooks...
the waters, by bonnie jo campbell (this was a read with jenna book club recommendation that i liked, but didn't love. it's set in a marshy area of michigan and follows three generations of strong and wild women. it's poignant and thoughtful, but not one that i'll be rushing out to recommend.)
good material, by dolly alderton (this was another read with jenna recommendation - the story of a break up told through the eyes of the man who has been broken up with. i don't think we get that story often - break up stories are almost always ones about women struggling with a relationship ending. this was funny and had some depth to it, and i think anyone who has been broken up with will find things to grab onto here. a great beach read!)
fourth wing, by rebecca yarros (okay guys, i have been sucked in to the romance and dragons series. i read this at a breakneck pace and am on the list at the library for the second book.)
rough sleepers, by tracy kidder (listened to this audiobook and then got to hear the author speak in pittsburgh last week. this is the incredibly well written narrative nonfiction story of dr. jim o'connell and boston's healthcare for the homeless program. kidder is an amazing writer and this story is so poignant. tough to read at points, but so so important. highly recommend!)
invisible women, by caroline criado perez (another audiobook - this is about data bias and how it impacts women. SUCH important and interesting information, and this book compiles a ton of it to make a really scary case for how women are being ignored in things from car safety to transportation policy to drug trials. highly recommend, though it was a bit of a slog at points - the author is incredibly thorough with the information she's sharing and sometimes i was like, "i get it, can we move on?")
interesting facts about space, by emily austin (another light read that's intriguing and charming and would be perfect for binge reading while on a trip.)
the wager, by david grann (arron and i listened to this audiobook over one weekend - this is by the author of killers of the flower moon, so i expected to find it compelling and was not wrong. it's the true story of an around-the-world voyage in the 1840s, a shipwreck and a mutiny. definitely recommend it! great audiobook narrator, too.)
