I am just about finished with The Immortalists and loving it. For sure that one will hit the best seller list.
Hot books this week.
The Woman In the Window by A.J. Finn
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff
We'll have plenty tomorrow after the storm.
In the meantime enjoy Connie's reviews.
What Unites
Us by Dan Rather
From a lifetime in
covering the current events of the day, Rather produces a series of thought
provoking insightful essays on various topics ranging from education to science
to the environment to the world stage to the difference between nationalism and
patriotism – to name just a few. While his experiences along with the vast
group of diverse individuals he’s met during those nearly 50 yrs in the news
business, this book clearly has come about since last January. Without naming
names, he speaks freely about his deep concerns about the United States that he
loves and the path he sees us traveling.
The
Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
The book begins in
NY City in 1969 as the four Gold children go to see a psychic and are told the
dates they will die. The rest of the book focuses on each of the four as they
live their lives either trying to fulfill the promise or run from it. A really
compelling read, but a word of caution as I found Simon’s story as a gay in
1980’s San Francisco to often be a bit too graphic and Varya’s animal
experimentation while she searches for extending life disturbing. A worthwhile
read regardless and if this author’s debut is any indication, we will certainly
be hearing from her again.
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