Bout of Books 32: 16 to 22 August
It’s time for another Bout of Books Readathon, and I am attempting to participate once again. I have been too successful in the past, but
Year: 2021
Review: The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas
THE MAD WOMEN’S BALL BY VICTORIA MAS Translated from the French by Frank Wynne Publisher: Doubleday Publication date: 2021 (in English) The Salpetriere Asylum: Paris,
Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
ON EARTH WE’RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS BY OCEAN VUONG Published by: Vintage Date of publication: 2019 Source: Purchased This is a letter from a son
Review: Assembly by Natasha Brown
ASSEMBLY BY Natasha Brown Published by: Hamish Hamilton Publication date: 2021 Source: Purchased Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile
Review: The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK BY KRISTEN LEPIONKA Published by: Faber & Faber Publication date: 2017 Source: Purchased Sarah Cook, a beautiful blonde teenager,
Review: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel Publisher: Scribner Publication date: 2021 Source: Purchased For readers of Valeria Luiselli and Edwidge Danticat, an urgent and lyrical novel
Review: Summerwater by Sarah Moss
SUMMERWATER BY SARAH MOSS Publisher: Picador Publication date: 2020 Source: Purchased On the longest day of the summer, twelve people sit cooped up with their
Review: Severance by Ling Ma
SEVERANCE BY LING MA Publisher: Text Publishing Publication date: 2018 Source: Purchased Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted
Review: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND BY RUMAAN ALAM Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: 2020 Source: Purchased Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long
Review: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
MIRACLE CREEK BY ANGIE KIM Publisher: Hodder Publication date:2019 Source: Purchased How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets?