Okay, I think I'm sold on Man and Boy, despite your glowing rec of A Thousand Splendid Suns. As the father of a 6 year old, and recently divorced (me, not my daughter!), and with a complicated relationship with my own father, that one sounds right up my alley.
Hi - good list! I read Midnight Library last year - the concept sounded so attractive that I had to buy it. It was engaging, no doubt, and some of the initial alt lives were fun to read...but I did feel by the end that the book became excessively instructive and preachy (too 'be thankful for what you have' if you know what I mean?) That sort of ruined it for me. I remember talking to a friend soon after reading it and they felt the same. Did you notice this too, but feel like it wasn't jarring enough to otherwise take away from the book?
Okay, I think I'm sold on Man and Boy, despite your glowing rec of A Thousand Splendid Suns. As the father of a 6 year old, and recently divorced (me, not my daughter!), and with a complicated relationship with my own father, that one sounds right up my alley.
Oh yes, this definitely sounds like it’s for you! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did <3
A great list! ✨
Thanks Kate! Any you’d add to that list? 📚
Hi - good list! I read Midnight Library last year - the concept sounded so attractive that I had to buy it. It was engaging, no doubt, and some of the initial alt lives were fun to read...but I did feel by the end that the book became excessively instructive and preachy (too 'be thankful for what you have' if you know what I mean?) That sort of ruined it for me. I remember talking to a friend soon after reading it and they felt the same. Did you notice this too, but feel like it wasn't jarring enough to otherwise take away from the book?