Taipei Story, by R.F. Kuang
Chinese American Ivy Leaguer Lilly learns many life lessons during her Immersive Language program in Taipei, including the limits of understanding others’ lives. Funny, sensitive, worth your time.
Read MoreThe Tender Bar: A Memoir, by J.R. Moehringer
Where’s the son of a single mom to look for lessons in how to be a man? JR Moehringer’s memoir tells the story of his neighborhood bar, and how that community of hard drinkers gave him those life lessons.
Read MoreKin, by Tayari Jones
The story of two motherless young women, seeking a way forward in life, in spite of their emotional wounds, in the Jim Crow South. Reconciliation with their loss is inevitable. A tragedy with a Shakespearean tone.
Read MoreMy Friends, by Fredrik Backman
A coming of age story, that helps explain the value of art to lift lives, and give meaning and purpose. Also, the importance of friends, at all ages.
Read MoreCome & Get It, by Kiley Reid
I read this as a satirical take on Gen Z, their values, and perhaps a critique on how much parental coddling has made this a fragile generation.
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