"Asking for help isn't giving up, it's refusing to give up."Charlie Mackesy, "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" Book Publication: Ebury Press (September 5, 2019) Book Summary: A heartwarming graphic novel with beautiful sketched illustrations, this book tells the story of a young, inquisitive boy meandering through life with his animal friends. … Continue reading The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie Mackesy)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
“Just as putting the care of your child in another’s hands doesn’t mean you don’t love your child, quitting and looking after your child doesn’t mean you have no passion for your career.”― Cho Nam-Joo, "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" Book Publication: Minumsa Co., Ltd. ; Original Korean edition (October 14, 2016) Simon and … Continue reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
"Some [readers] have had actually said I feel like you're following me around with a tape recorder because this is actually my life. And that comment to me has been incredibly gratifying. However, I am writing about sex and violence and women who betray each other. And these are the people that I know. … Continue reading Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.”― Haruki Murakami, kafka on the shore Book Publication: Original Japanese: Shinchosha Publishing Co, Ltd. (September 12, 2002) First English Translation: Alfred A. Knopf (January 2005) Book Summary: Following the story of a 15-year old runaway teen named Kafka Tamura from Tokyo, this book is … Continue reading Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn’t it. The house on Mango Street isn’t it. For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go. ― Sandra cisneros, House on mango Street Book Publication: … Continue reading House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
“History has failed us, but no matter.”― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko Book Publication: Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition (February 7, 2017) Book Summary: A riveting story, following four generations of a Korean family during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the early 1900s, the story follows a struggling young woman named Sunja, who is at … Continue reading Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
“Geranium” (Flannery O’Connor)
Story Publication Date: Summer 1946 "The Complete Stories" Publication: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First edition (January 1, 1971) Story Summary: The realistic story of a recent New York transplant from the South, an old man name Dudley moves into the city at the suggestion of his adult daughter. He can't help but keep comparing his … Continue reading “Geranium” (Flannery O’Connor)
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