By Betina Gonzรกlez
In the beginning the story reads like some sort of magic realism, telling 3 separate stories. Slowly it clears up as connections between the stories emerge and the magic and seeming exaggerations make way for a realistic view of the state of things. [fiction, 211 pp.]
By Gretchen Anthony
The story of a group of 4 women friends who stood together for 20-30 years, and are now in their mid-fifties and each going through a midlife crisis of sorts, through which they learn more about themselves and the power of standing up for themselves and being there for each other. [fiction; 330pp.]
A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See
By Bianca Bosker
The author worked in galleries, in an artist studio, and at the Guggenheim, in order to learn how to understand art, and in the process she gained insight into the crazy art world. I found the first part a bit whiny, but soon enough it started to provide some really valuable information about how the highbrow art world operates. Reading it, I was swung between despair and hope back and forth, trying to figure out how and if I could fit in. [non fiction, 370pp. incl. notes and index]
By Annie Dillard
A story of a family of sorts, connected to the water and the sand dunes off the shores of Massachusetts. It took me a while to get into this book. I think it's because the writing is very lyrical, and not always clear-cut. I'm not even sure of all the things that happen in there. Did I really get what I was reading? Retelling the story would probably add too much of my own interpretation of it. Was that what the author intended? [fiction, 216pp.]
By Hannah Stowe
A memoir that's combines life experience with scientific knowledge and research of the oceans and the in them. The author weaves anecdotes from her life with the life history of specific organisms, providing information and lessons she learned from them, as well as what we can do to help save them from the damage we are causing them. [non fiction, 288 pp.]
By Nella Larsen
Story about race and living in Harlem in the 1920s. The reading flows effortlessly and the historical background is very interesting.
[Fiction; 160 pp. including notes and introduction]
By Willa Cather
Another repeat. Probably my least favorite of this great author.
