The stationary shop of Tehran.
A historical fiction 5/5 read
doodle02 on
Tinkers by Paul Harding.
it won a pulitzer prize a while back. gorgeous prose, a very lyrical novel.
demilitarizdsm on
The Ploughmen by Zupan. Only a few things really happen, lots of descriptions of nature. But for a short read you feel like you got a real powerful story.
SpaceLibrarian247 on
*The Jungle* (1905) by Upton Sinclair was a book I’d relegated to the category of books you read about but don’t actually read. Like, I remember a paragraph or two from a textbook about it. I think it’s fiery and great and pushes literature to new levels. I don’t know if people actually read it these days, but I wish they had us read it in school. I don’t think it was underrated for the impact it had–it was lauded by Winston Churchill–but it might be underread today if it is not required reading for many students. I hope people are still reading it.
bmmb87 on
All of Judy Blume’s adult books Wifey, Smart Women, Summer Sisters, and In The Unlikely Event. I love all four of them so much and will always reread them.
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The stationary shop of Tehran.
A historical fiction 5/5 read
Tinkers by Paul Harding.
it won a pulitzer prize a while back. gorgeous prose, a very lyrical novel.
The Ploughmen by Zupan. Only a few things really happen, lots of descriptions of nature. But for a short read you feel like you got a real powerful story.
*The Jungle* (1905) by Upton Sinclair was a book I’d relegated to the category of books you read about but don’t actually read. Like, I remember a paragraph or two from a textbook about it. I think it’s fiery and great and pushes literature to new levels. I don’t know if people actually read it these days, but I wish they had us read it in school. I don’t think it was underrated for the impact it had–it was lauded by Winston Churchill–but it might be underread today if it is not required reading for many students. I hope people are still reading it.
All of Judy Blume’s adult books Wifey, Smart Women, Summer Sisters, and In The Unlikely Event. I love all four of them so much and will always reread them.
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean