This book by Roxane Gay got a lot of buzz when it first came out, and I had friends who read and enjoyed it, but it took me a while to read it for myself. I finally got the audiobook from my library, which was a good move because Gay narrates it herself and does …
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The Belles
Clayton’s book has a very interesting take on slavery, beauty, and the lengths to which people will go to achieve it.
Black Man in a White Coat
This is a really good audiobook that shed some light on how racism affects both sides of health care.
Radium Girls
I learned a lot about the radium girls from reading this book, but the argument that it would have worked better as historical fiction is valid.
Z
I didn’t love this audiobook about Zelda Fitzgerald, but I did enjoy it and I learned a lot about the most famous couple of the Jazz Age.
Manhattan Beach
This book is well written, I just couldn’t get on board with the characters and at times it felt like Egan was trying to do too much in one book.
Hag-Seed
I thought it was pretty weak for Atwood to retell this play by having her main character put on a production of the play.
Surpassing Certainty
I did enjoy this book, but it didn’t quite live up to the very high expectations that had been set for me.
We’re Going to Need More Wine
This audiobook had me laughing and crying – often at the same time.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
I didn’t love this book as much as I did “The God of Small Things,” but the other members of my book club liked it even less.










