Reported
by Garry
Sh*t
My Dad Says by Justin Halpern is the funny collection of tidbits of strange
and straight-up hilarious advice that Justin recorded after moving back in with
his father, Sam, after being dumped by his longtime girlfriend. Irreverent and
full of heart, seventy-three-year-old Sam has advice for every occasion and
topic no matter how taboo, and is not afraid to share it. Brutally honest yet
also sweet and oddly endearing, our reader found this book to be very, very
funny and quite thoroughly enjoyed it. MC
Daughter
of the Moon Goddess is the debut novel by Sue Lynn Tan,
based on the Chinese myth of Chang’e. Xingyin is a young woman who lives on the
moon, unaware that her mother, the Goddess of the Moon, has been banished by the
Celestial Emperor for stealing his elixir of immortality. Xingyin’s own magic becomes
known and she must flee the Moon in order to save her life and that of her
mother, and a cosmic adventure and quest ensues. This is the first in a duology
that weaves ancient Chinese mythology with a high-fantasy action adventure
(with a side of romance thrown in for good measure.) Our reader, who is a
voracious consumer of fantasy novels, says that this is a really good book that
kept her attention and sparked her imagination. MH
Count
Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and
Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race by
Shanna Swan. Today’s review shorter is than the title: “We’re doomed – just not
in our lifetimes.” CD
The
Bear by Claire Cameron is a modern-day novel set in the Canadian
Algonquin National Park, taking its inspiration from a real-life bear attack
that left two adults dead in 1991. In this novel, five-year-old Anna awakes in
the night to the sound of her mother screaming as she is attacked by a bear.
Anna escapes with her three year old brother, and then must not only survive
the wilderness, but guide their way back to safety. Told in the voice of Anna,
our reader thought that this slim adventure thriller was exceptionally well
written and engaging. AH
Also
mentioned:
LGBTQ
Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia by Jeff Mann and Julia Watts
Fears
of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders by
Dennis C. Rasmussen
The
1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
The
Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and
David Wengrow
Brazen:
My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie by
Julia Haart
How
We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks about Being Sick in America by
Dr. Otis Webb Brawley
Querencia by
Steven Bodio
Bill
Bryson’s African Diary by Bill Bryson
The
Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan
Shopgirl by
Steve Martin
Remarkable
Changes: Turning Life’s Challenges into Opportunities by
Jane Seymour
Prayer by
Philip Kerr
Are
You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by
Nuala O'Faolain
Peaches
for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris
Magic,
Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp
Cat
Pictures Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer
The
Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His
Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened by
Bill McKibben
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