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The Haunting of Hill House

October 31, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Haunting of Hill HouseAuthor: Shirley JacksonPublisher: Penguin Classics; 1st editionGenre: FictionYear of Publication: 2006Date of Publication: November 28, 2006Pages: 208ISBN-10: 0143039989ISBN-13: 978-0143039983 Summary The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson follows a […]

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Paris LibraryAuthor: Janet Skeslien CharlesPublisher: Atria BooksGenre: Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2021Date of Publication: February 9, 2021Pages: 368ISBN-13: 9781982134198 Summary of The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles The Paris Library is a […]

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Demon CopperheadAuthor: Barbara KingsolverPublisher: HarperGenre: Literary Fiction, Social CommentaryYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: October 18, 2022Pages: 560ISBN-13: 9780063251922 Summary This story is set in the Appalachian region and follows a boy named Damon […]

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: When We Cease to Understand the WorldAuthor: Benjamin LabatutPublisher: New York Review BooksGenre: Historical Fiction, Science, PhilosophyYear of Publication: 2021 (English translation)Date of Publication: January 12, 2021Pages: 192ISBN-13: 9781681375663 Summary of When We Cease […]

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Sea of TranquilityAuthor: Emily St. John MandelPublisher: KnopfGenre: Science Fiction, Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: April 5, 2022Pages: 272ISBN-13: 9780593321447 Summary Sea of Tranquility is a time-bending novel that intertwines lives across […]

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Lessons in ChemistryAuthor: Bonnie GarmusPublisher: DoubledayGenre: Historical Fiction, HumorYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: April 5, 2022Pages: 400ISBN-13: 9780385547345 Summary Lessons in Chemistry follows the life of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist in 1960s […]

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Birnam WoodAuthor: Eleanor CattonPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxGenre: Literary Fiction, ThrillerYear of Publication: 2023Date of Publication: March 7, 2023Pages: 432ISBN-10: 0374110331ISBN-13: 978-0374110338 Summary of Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Main Plot & Characters Birnam […]

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Last White ManAuthor: Mohsin HamidPublisher: Riverhead BooksGenre: Literary Fiction, Social CommentaryYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: August 2, 2022Pages: 192ISBN-13: 9780593538814 Summary The Last White Man explores a surreal transformation in a small […]

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Four Treasures of the SkyAuthor: Jenny Tinghui ZhangPublisher: Flatiron BooksGenre: Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: April 5, 2022Pages: 336ISBN-13: 9781250811783 Summary Four Treasures of the Sky follows the journey of Daiyu, a […]

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: This Time TomorrowAuthor: Emma StraubPublisher: Riverhead BooksGenre: Fiction, Time Travel, Family DramaYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: May 17, 2022Pages: 320ISBN-13: 9780525539001 Summary of This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub In This Time Tomorrow, […]

Trust by Hernan Diaz

October 30, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: TrustAuthor: Hernan DiazPublisher: Riverhead BooksGenre: Literary Fiction, Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2022Date of Publication: May 3, 2022Pages: 416ISBN-10: 0593420314ISBN-13: 978-0593420317 Summary of Trust by Hernan Diaz Trust unfolds across four interwoven narratives, each offering […]

A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

October 29, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: A Children’s BibleAuthor: Lydia MilletPublisher: W.W. Norton & CompanyGenre: Fiction, Environmental FictionYear of Publication: 2020ISBN-13: 978-0393867381 Summary Main Plot & Characters A Children’s Bible centers on a group of children vacationing with their parents […]

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

October 29, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: All the Light We Cannot SeeAuthor: Anthony DoerrPublisher: ScribnerGenre: Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2014ISBN-13: 978-1476746586 Summary Main Plot & Characters All the Light We Cannot See follows Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, […]

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

October 28, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: YellowfaceAuthor: R.F. KuangPublisher: William MorrowGenre: Satire, Contemporary FictionYear of Publication: 2023Date of Publication: May 16, 2023Pages: 336ISBN-10: 0063250837ISBN-13: 978-0063250833 Summary Main Plot & Characters Yellowface centers on June Hayward, a struggling author, who witnesses […]

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

October 28, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Romantic ComedyAuthor: Curtis SittenfeldPublisher: Random HouseGenre: Contemporary Romance, SatireYear of Publication: 2023Date of Publication: April 2023Pages: 320ISBN-10: 0399590944ISBN-13: 978-0399590948 Summary Main Plot & Characters Romantic Comedy centers on Sally Milz, a writer for a […]

Book Review of Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

October 28, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Covenant of WaterAuthor: Abraham VerghesePublisher: Grove AtlanticGenre: Historical Fiction, Family SagaYear of Publication: 2023Date of Publication: May 2023Pages: 736ISBN-10: 0802162177ISBN-13: 978-0802162175 Summary Main Plot & Characters The Covenant of Water spans the years […]