Hey Newsletter Fans, I’m a big reader and every year I like to do a round-up of the books that I read that year. And since it’s an impossibly slippery and icy day here in Washington State, I figure there’s no time like the present to do a round-up. (Actually, after I wrote that sentence we went to see
Thanks for this - love hearing about the books other people have enjoyed. Some great reccs there to add to my reading pile.
I loved A Good Man In Africa by William Boyd - a satire of the colonialists in Africa. So well observed, funny, and merciless about the delusions of the white man in Africa. I also loved Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong - a non-fiction book about the Asian American experience. Highly recommend. Have just started the latest Jonathan Coe, Bourneville, and it’s far more moving than I’d expected. Thanks for your newsletters this year - I look forward to them, and always find them enjoyable, entertaining, funny and informative.
Thanks for sharing this and I'm going to friend you on Goodreads! I read a lot of these books in the last couple years. Yes to the Netanyahus, both Shteyngarts and Mary Roach! I read Fuzz a few months back for my science librarian book club and I just love how she turns a phrase.
The past two years, I read and loved all of Ali Smith's new books - her "seasons" quartet and Companion Piece. Sometimes it's comforting to read something that is written about the very present day. I also loved Afterparties by Anthony So. My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee is crazy strange and you might enjoy the character of the precocious child chef whose kitchen becomes THE destination for foodies in suburban New Jersey. I could go on, but.. that's enough for now!
Thanks for this - love hearing about the books other people have enjoyed. Some great reccs there to add to my reading pile.
I loved A Good Man In Africa by William Boyd - a satire of the colonialists in Africa. So well observed, funny, and merciless about the delusions of the white man in Africa. I also loved Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong - a non-fiction book about the Asian American experience. Highly recommend. Have just started the latest Jonathan Coe, Bourneville, and it’s far more moving than I’d expected. Thanks for your newsletters this year - I look forward to them, and always find them enjoyable, entertaining, funny and informative.
Thanks Adam - love when you do this!
Fuzz by Mary Roach is great, and I also recommend her book Packing for Mars.
Great list! Thanks for sharing.
Yes to Lincoln in the Bardo. I read it when I came out and still think about it often. Many others on your list on my list, too!
Thanks for sharing this and I'm going to friend you on Goodreads! I read a lot of these books in the last couple years. Yes to the Netanyahus, both Shteyngarts and Mary Roach! I read Fuzz a few months back for my science librarian book club and I just love how she turns a phrase.
The past two years, I read and loved all of Ali Smith's new books - her "seasons" quartet and Companion Piece. Sometimes it's comforting to read something that is written about the very present day. I also loved Afterparties by Anthony So. My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee is crazy strange and you might enjoy the character of the precocious child chef whose kitchen becomes THE destination for foodies in suburban New Jersey. I could go on, but.. that's enough for now!