Christmas Vacation Reads
Finished three books over Christmas vacation, the first two from the Tournament of Books, bringing me to 7/19 Tournament books read so far.
Girl, Woman, Other (by Bernardine Evaristo)
Vignettes of interconnected women or nonbinary characters, many of whom are in the LGBTQ community. Loosely organized around a premiere of a play written by one of the characters. I found all the narratives compelling and vividly human. The ending gave me a very personal gut punch. Booker Prize winner. Excellent novel!
Normal People (by Sally Rooney)
Compelling coming-of-age read about a man and woman whose emotional lives are deeply intertwined. Feels unresolved at the end, which is undoubtedly the point. Entertainment Weekly named it the best book of the year, which I would quibble with, but still a good read.
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11 (by Garrett Graff)
I had to read this in chunks but ultimately I'm glad I did. It is gripping. The political stories are hard to read with hindsight (Rumsfeld and Cheney come off like assholes; George W. Bush fares better. Almost impossible to remember Rudy Giuliani ever was non-evil.) But the narratives about the events themselves are the reason to read the book. Hard to believe it's almost been 20 years.
Girl, Woman, Other (by Bernardine Evaristo)
Vignettes of interconnected women or nonbinary characters, many of whom are in the LGBTQ community. Loosely organized around a premiere of a play written by one of the characters. I found all the narratives compelling and vividly human. The ending gave me a very personal gut punch. Booker Prize winner. Excellent novel!
Normal People (by Sally Rooney)
Compelling coming-of-age read about a man and woman whose emotional lives are deeply intertwined. Feels unresolved at the end, which is undoubtedly the point. Entertainment Weekly named it the best book of the year, which I would quibble with, but still a good read.
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11 (by Garrett Graff)
I had to read this in chunks but ultimately I'm glad I did. It is gripping. The political stories are hard to read with hindsight (Rumsfeld and Cheney come off like assholes; George W. Bush fares better. Almost impossible to remember Rudy Giuliani ever was non-evil.) But the narratives about the events themselves are the reason to read the book. Hard to believe it's almost been 20 years.
Labels: 2020 tob, kindle, LGBTQ+, library, litfic, nonfiction
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