Out in Paperback: Omar El Akkad, American War

*BUMPED.*

I've been thinking about this book a lot, since more and more people are describing American politics as a genuine civil war.

At Amazon, out in paper, Omar El Akkad, American War.

It's a great book.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle

This book is great.

Solzhenitsyn is an often hilarious novelist, all the more interesting given the gravity of the subject matter.

At Amazon, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle. (Linked is the translation by Harry Willets.)

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, A Kind of Freedom

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, A Kind of Freedom: A Novel.

Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars

*BUMPED*

At Amazon, Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars (Mars Trilogy).

Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

I finished the book yesterday.

It took me almost a month to read, because school started and I had the flu. Besides, it's almost 700 pages. It's good though. Thought provoking. At times powerfully written.

At Amazon, Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook: A Novel.

Eleanor Henderson, The Twelve-Mile Straight

At Amazon, Eleanor Henderson, The Twelve-Mile Straight: A Novel.

ICYMI: Janet Fitch, The Revolution of Marina M.

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Janet Fitch, The Revolution of Marina M.

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin has died.

Weird, but in all my used book shopping --- any book shopping, for that matter --- I haven't come across her books. I kept my eyes out for her too.

In any case, at Amazon, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness.

Albert Camus, The Plague

I need to read some existentialism, heh.

At Amazon, Albert Camus, The Plague.

James Agee, A Death in the Family

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, James Agee, A Death in the Family (Penguin Classics).

Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, he is killed in a car accident — a tragedy that destroys not only a life, but also the domestic happiness and contentment of a young family. A novel of great courage, lyric force, and powerful emotion, A Death in the Family is a masterpiece of American literature.

Terry C. Johnston, Dance on the Wind

At Amazon, Terry C. Johnston, Dance on the Wind: A Novel.

Philipp Meyer, American Rust

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Philipp Meyer, American Rust.

Philipp Meyer, The Son

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Philipp Meyer, The Son: A Novel.

Don Winslow, The Cartel

This one's at the top of my list.

At Amazon, Don Winslow, The Cartel.

Lisa Ko, The Leavers

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Lisa Ko, The Leavers: A Novel.

Karan Mahajan, The Association of Small Bombs

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Karan Mahajan, The Association of Small Bombs: A Novel.

ICYMI: Omar El Akkad, American War

I didn't rank books in 2017, but American War is one of my top five, for sure.

Don't miss it.

At Amazon, Omar El Akkad, American War.

Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I'm reading this. It's an amazing book. Kinda like a manifesto for wise guys, heh.

At Amazon, Joseph Heller, Catch-22 (50th Anniversary Edition).

Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus: A Novel.

Wilbur Smith, A Falcon Flies

*BUMPED.*

Wilbur Smith is really good!

At Amazon, Wilbur Smith, A Falcon Flies: A Spectacular Epic of a Wild Continent and the Few Who Dared to Tame It.