Reported by Rita
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
is a sci-fi story about a substitute teacher named Charlie who lives alone with
his cat and has dreams of opening a pub. When his long-lost uncle dies, he
leaves to Charlie his supervillain business, along with his enemies. Our reader
thought the first half of this novel was classic Scalzi but that the second
half fell flat. WJ
Deaf Repulic by Ilya Kaminsky
is a collection of brief poems that follows the private lives of people at a
time of political unrest. It’s also how a
town stands together in protest against the soldiers who kill a young deaf boy
in the street. With an abundance of symbolism, it wasn't exactly easy but worth
a second read. CD
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
is the story of three generations of a family living on South India's Malabar
Coast. Seemingly cursed, at least one family member in each generation dies by
drowning. Our reader said parts of the book gave her literal nightmares. CW
Also Mentioned:
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny
and Murder by David Grann
Birds Without Wings by Louis de
Bernieres
New Books:
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Night Watch by Jayne Anne
Phillips
Ira Hayes: The Akimel O'odham Warrior,
World War II, and the Price of Heroism by Tom Holm
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