Last week I finished the remarkable How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, by Mohsin Hamid, which I will review this week, and decided to pass for now on the Yehoshua novel about the filmmakers. I may come back to it, or I may not. The Hamid book caught my eye after it got a starred review in Kirkus and I was not disappointed by this lovely, luminous and smart novel. Bittersweet and beautiful, it's another winner. I borrowed my copy from the store (a nice job perk) and I loved it so much I want to buy it. That doesn't always happen!
I'm still reading The Rage, by Gene Kerrigan, which I hope to finish this week, and Wave, by Sonali Deraniyagala. I'm also planning to start Jeanine Cummins' new novel, The Crooked Branch. Her first novel, The Outside Boy, was a favorite of mine (still is) and I'm excited for her second book. I hope to attend her event tonight at Brookline Booksmith and meet her in the flesh. We've been Twitter buddies for a while now so I'm looking forward to it!
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I hadn't even heard of Sonali Deraniyagala and she is Sri Lankan. Looking forward to your review of Wave.
ReplyDeleteI passed on an audio of China, and now (as usual) am kicking myself. Bah. I am about to finish Patti Callahan Henry's "And Then I Found You", a feature for the UCF Book Festival and for She Reads...then will move on to the GN "Friends With Boys" for a quick shot in the arm. (Love GNs) On audio I'm listening to "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes.
ReplyDeleteI just got How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia -- glad you liked it -- I hope to dig in next week. Am finishing up a historical mystery and starting a non-fiction book on seducers, Swoon.
ReplyDeleteI am starting a new audiobook today, but not sure what it will be. In print, I am reading A Rip in the Veil, and then on to Flesh.
ReplyDeleteI am finishing House of Earth by Woody Guthrie. Interesting read.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read the Hamid book and The Reluctant Fundementalist too.
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