Books & Fiction Archives

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

December 6, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Transcendent KingdomAuthor: Yaa GyasiPublisher: KnopfGenre: Fiction, Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2020Date of Publication: September 1, 2020Pages: 288ISBN-10: 0525658181ISBN-13: 978-0525658184 Summary Transcendent Kingdom tells the story of Gifty, a Ghanaian-American neuroscientist. Gifty, a Ph.D. student […]

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

December 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Beautiful World, Where Are YouAuthor: Sally RooneyPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxGenre: Fiction, Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2021Date of Publication: September 7, 2021Pages: 368ISBN-10: 0374602603ISBN-13: 978-0374602604 Summary Beautiful World, Where Are You follows the intertwined […]

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

December 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPublisher: Ballantine BooksGenre: Fiction, Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2021Date of Publication: June 1, 2021Pages: 384ISBN-10: 1524798657ISBN-13: 978-1524798659 Summary of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Malibu Rising is set in […]

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

December 4, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Lying Life of AdultsAuthor: Elena FerrantePublisher: Europa EditionsGenre: Fiction, Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2020Date of Publication: September 1, 2020Pages: 324ISBN-10: 1609455916ISBN-13: 978-1609455910 Summary The Lying Life of Adults is a coming-of-age novel set […]

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

November 16, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

If you enjoyed this summary, we’d love to hear your recommendations for similar books! Have you read this book already, or is it on your list? And if you’ve read it, which scene or chapter […]

Ruth Ozeki - The Book of Form and Emptiness

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

November 13, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Have you read this book already, or is it on your list? And if you’ve read it, which scene or chapter left the biggest impression on you, and why?

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

November 12, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Poison for BreakfastAuthor: Lemony SnicketPublisher: LiverightGenre: Mystery, FictionYear of Publication: 2021Date of Publication: August 31, 2021Pages: 168ISBN-10: 1324090626ISBN-13: 978-1324090625 Summary Poison for Breakfast follows Lemony Snicket as he embarks on a peculiar investigation after […]

No One Is Talking About This book by Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

November 12, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: No One Is Talking About ThisAuthor: Patricia LockwoodPublisher: Riverhead BooksGenre: Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2021Date of Publication: February 16, 2021Pages: 224ISBN-10: 0593189582ISBN-13: 978-0593189580 Summary No One Is Talking About This follows a woman who […]

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

November 12, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Last House on Needless StreetAuthor: Catriona WardPublisher: Tor NightfireGenre: Horror, Psychological ThrillerYear of Publication: 2020Date of Publication: September 20, 2022Pages: 352ISBN-10: 125081264XISBN-13: 978-1250812643 Summary The Last House on Needless Street is a tale […]

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

November 12, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Shadow of What Was LostAuthor: James IslingtonPublisher: OrbitGenre: Epic FantasyYear of Publication: 2017Date of Publication: May 9, 2017Pages: 736ISBN-10: 0316274070ISBN-13: 978-0316274074 Summary The Shadow of What Was Lost is the first book in […]

Jack by Marilynne Robinson

November 12, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: JackAuthor: Marilynne RobinsonPublisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxGenre: Fiction, Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2020Date of Publication: September 29, 2020Pages: 320ISBN-10: 0374279308ISBN-13: 978-0374279301 Summary Jack is a novel set in post-war America. The book focuses on […]

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

November 11, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Author: Franz KafkaPublisher: Classix Press; 8/13/09 edition (September 12, 2009)Genre: Literary Fiction, FictionYear of Publication: 1915Date of Publication: Originally published in 1915 (September 12, 2009)Pages: 44ISBN-10: 978-1557427663ISBN-13: 978-1557427663 Summary of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka […]

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

November 11, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Book Title: The Age of Magical Overthinking Author: Amanda MontellPublisher: Harper WaveGenre: Nonfiction, PsychologyYear of Publication: 2024Date of Publication: April 9, 2024Pages: 272ISBN-10: 1668007975ISBN-13: 978-1668007976 Summary The Age of Magical Overthinking examines the rise of […]

The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

November 11, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Author: Octavia E. ButlerPublisher: Melville House PublishingGenre: Nonfiction, Interviews, BiographyYear of Publication: 2023Date of Publication: September 19, 2023Pages: 192ISBN-10: 1685891055ISBN-13: 978-1685891053 Summary of Octavia Butler The Last Interview Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview collects […]

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis

November 11, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Author: Angela DavisPublisher: Seven Stories PressGenre: Nonfiction, Social JusticeYear of Publication: 2003Date of Publication: April 1, 2003Pages: 128ISBN-10: 1583225811ISBN-13: 978-1583225813 Summary In Are Prisons Obsolete?, Angela Davis critiques the prison system, arguing that prisons serve […]

Book Review for Witches, Midwives & Nurses

Witches, Midwives & Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

November 11, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre EnglishPublisher: Feminist PressGenre: Nonfiction, Feminist HistoryYear of Publication: 2010Date of Publication: July 1, 2010Pages: 112ISBN-10: 1558616616ISBN-13: 978-1558616615 Summary Witches, Midwives & Nurses explores the historical roles of women healers and […]