Summers here and the time is right to read all the books, on the beach, at the cabin, on the mountain, in bed, on the porch, in the garden or wherever you prefer to read your books while on summer holiday!
I’m spending the first half of my summer in a garden in Seattle and the other half in the rain in Oslo. Jumping into the July books very late in the game, but at least I’ve already read one of them!
The july book club books:
Read with Jenna: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
A multi-generational story told from three perspectives: Ann, Huong, and Minh. Spanning decades and continents, from 1960s Vietnam to the wild swamplands of the Florida coast. It’s described as a story of mothers and daughters, the things we inherit, and the lives we choose to make out of that inheritance.
Sounds like a winner to me!
Reeses book club: Yellowface by R.F.Kuang
I’ve already read this, and I can say that it’s the best book I’ve read all year and I recommend it to everyone! I’m so happy Reese picked this book for her bookclub since I think it deserves a large audience!
GMA: Save what’s left by Elizabeth Castellano
A woman moves to a small town to find peace and ends up in an all-out war with her neighbors.
This sounds hilarious and like something many can relate too, but the reviews aren’t great, I wonder why?
Diverse Spines: A history of burning by Janika Oza
Like Banyan Moon, this book is also described as a historical fiction novel spanning continents and a century and how one act of survival can reverberate through generations.
From India to Uganda under British colonial rule, we follow a family through generations.
Amerie’s book club: Of boys and men by Richard V. Reeves
Amerie has some interesting picks, and it can be any genre or topic. I was suprised by this non-fiction sociology/psychology book about the post-feminist modern male.
I doubt I’ll read this, because 1 – I don’t really care, and 2 – I think this book is mostly about the US perspective and not an international one.
Belletrist: The guest by Emma Cline
A young woman pretends to be someone she isn’t.
A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. But instead of going back she drifts around Long Island like a ghost and leaves destruction in her wake.
Personally I wasn’t a fan of Emma Cline’s book “The girls” so I doubt I’ll pick this one up.
Marie III 