A gorgeously told tale of really tough subjects — terror, betrayal, love, and more — and gives you a portrait of how awful it is to live under dictatorship
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A gorgeously told tale of really tough subjects — terror, betrayal, love, and more — and gives you a portrait of how awful it is to live under dictatorship
An incisive satire of corporate America and tech start-ups.
A midwife in 1849 America joins up with the Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of female outlaws.
At its heart, Detransition Baby is the story of three women: Reese, a trans woman who desperately wants to be a mother and self-sabotages by sleeping with married men; Ames, who was Amy, who detransitioned from living as a trans woman; and Katrina, a Chinese Jewish woman who is pregnant with Ames’s baby.
The protagonist of Rest and Be Thankful is Laura, an overworked and overtired pediatric nurse who works in a NCIU. When she does sleep, she has terrifying dreams. When she is awake, she hallucinates strange figures. Yet, she continues to care for sick babies.
Hi to the 3 loyal readers of Burack’s Bookshelf: I made an Instagram, where I’m going to try to be posting everything I read this year. I’m also about to go through and post a bunch of reviews from my winter preview on Alma. Anyway, thanks for being here, love you!
The books I read in 2020.
It took me legitimately five tries to start Hurricane Season, but once I finally got into it, god damn what a book.
At its heart, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau is a story of stories — and a story of exile.