I have usually devoted at least one October post to “haunting books,” because October is both National Book Month and the month we celebrate Halloween. This year, I have a long list of books I’ve read in the last twelve months that could be considered haunting. I’ve winnowed the group […]
Most Octobers I have posted one or more reviews of “haunting books” that I’ve read in the past year. This month, because of other things I’ve had to write about (a novel about to be published, a family wedding), I haven’t posted any book reviews yet. This post remedies that […]
I wrote at the beginning of the month that I hadn’t read many haunting books this year, but I seem to have been able to find several to review. This last “haunting books” post for this year covers two psychological thrillers—the brand new The Witch Elm, by Tana French, and […]
This post is mostly about The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Oksuka, which my Book Club is reading this month. But I’ll also mention two other novels I’ve enjoyed that also deal in part with the Asian-American experience—Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See, and Love and Other […]
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This year, I haven’t read many books I can honestly say were haunting. So I’ll post instead about the Movie Group I’m in. I joined this group about the time I retired after it had been underway […]
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a few novels set in current times haunted me more—because their plots are so similar to what we see in the news all too often. These novels are Luckiest Girl Alive, by Jessica Knoll, This Is […]
Today’s “haunting book” post features two historical novels, Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, and A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. Follett’s book is a panorama of Europe and the U.S. from before World War I through that war’s conclusion. Towles’s book is an exquisite cameo of life in […]
Each October I’ve devoted one or more posts to the “haunting books” I’ve read during the past year—books that stay with me long after I’ve read them. This year, I’ve been diligent about keeping a list, so I have more than enough books to discuss. In this post, I’ve decided […]
In past years, each October I have used this blog to review books that I’ve found “haunting” during the year. But this month I have other things I want to write about, so this will be the only post on haunting books this year. I’ve read a bunch of them. […]
I’ve mentioned before that I wasn’t fond of the Harry Potter books. But I read all seven of them, if only so I could talk to my nieces and improve my crossword puzzle performance. Despite my indifference toward the Harry Potter books, when all the hoopla arose around J.K. Rowling […]
