What We Can Know was definitely an interesting story. I had no idea where it was going. Ian McEwan is one of those writers who can sure throw a curve ball.
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Oh, interesting, @Holly_Batsell! I feel like that was a love-it-or-hate-it kind of book. I own a copy and will have to move it up on my TBR.
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I think you are absolutely on point @kim.kovacs. There are some questionable outcomes in What We Can Know.
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Top of my list:
His and Hers by Alice Feeney
This is one of the best books I have read in quite awhile.
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Thanks for your post @Robin_T. I don’t know Alice Feeny at all. Maybe I’ll check her out with one of my next audio books.
Oooh, His and Hers by Alice Feeney does look really good, @Robin_T! Putting it on my list as well! Thanks for the recommendation.
My favorites so far:
GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon – a surprisingly hilarious tale of two young Sicilians, at the end of the Peloponnesian War, who get the Athenian prisoners being held in a quarry to put on a production of Medea! Imagine!
THE WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson Yes, it’s 700 pages, but if you want to get sucked into a completely different world – ancient Tonga and Fiji – this is a wonderful, absorbing tale.
LONDON FALLING by Patrick Radden Keefe Another amazing non-fiction read by an incredible writer (Empire of Pain, Tell No One), this time about the mysterious death of a teenager who became entangled in the world of foreign oligarchs who now have incredible power and influence in London.
PAPER GIRL by Beth Macy This award-winning journalist (Dopesick) returns to her hometown of Urbana Ohio to witness the absolute despair most of the people she knew have dealt with for decades, and figure out why most have turned to the cult of MAGA
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Son of Nobody was really a remarkable feat of imagination!
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I really liked The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny too! The last 100 pages though were a strange leap into Indian mythology that felt a bit jarring
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I love your list @Michelle_H. I found Glorious Exploits to be a little too strange for me, same with Wayfinder—I just couldn’t get in the swing. I loved London Falling and I very much liked Beth Macy’s previous book so I’ve been meaning to get to Paper Girl.
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Thanks Anne! I really like unusual but richly imagined worlds (though oddly, not so much sci-fi or fantasy – both these worlds are historically based). Paper Girl seems really important to read right now as we head into election season, and try to understand the anger of those who have been experiencing the world quite differently – so we can listen to and talk to them
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Argh…and another book (Paper Girl by Beth Macy) goes on the TBR!
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Kim, if you haven’t already, take a look at the first impressions responses to get a feel for Son of Nobody unique nature and popularity.
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Michelle, I’ve just given a four-minute free listen to Glorious Exploits. The Irish accent in itself sets the tone for the comedic aspect. It makes me curious about the book, let us know after how the story comes across in the end. Sounds like an imaginative attempt to make the ancients relatable.
It’s very fun! I chuckled throughout and yet the ending is poignant indeed.