Taipei Story
R.F. Kuang has been one of my new favorite authors for a few months now, so I was thrilled to see her dropping a new book! After reading Yellowface and The Poppy War trilogy—which were so drastically different yet equally captivating—I was eager to see what she
Bad Asians
When I saw Bad Asians repeatedly pop up as a "Staff Pick" on my local library's website, I was beyond intrigued—I had to check out the audiobook on Libby! Following a group of post-college friends as they navigate the lead-up to and fallout of a
Table for Two
After reading his three previous novels and attempting to track down his more limited-release short stories, essays, and novellas, I finally read Table for Two. This is my first venture into a short story collection that is entirely fictional and written by a sole author. Towles is a wonderful auteur,
Rules of Civility
After reading his three previous novels and attempting to track down his more limited-release short stories, essays, and novellas, I finally read Eve in Hollywood as part of the Table for Two collection. As a big fan of Rules of Civility, I was excited to see what Amor Towles was
Rules of Civility
As a major fan of A Gentleman in Moscow and a respecter of The Lincoln Highway, which I found to be a mixed bag, I was really excited to check out where it all started with Rules of Civility. This time around, it's not a week in 50s
A Gentleman in Moscow
I started reading A Gentleman in Moscow much in part because my mom loves it. I'm one of those guys who doesn't have a favorite genre, unless that genre is "good books". The book I read before this was The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Midwinter Break
Ever since the story first caught my attention, I was intrigued by Midwinter Break because I didn't really know what to expect beyond a long-married retired couple taking a vacation to Amsterdam. Going into Bernard MacLaverty’s novel relatively blind, I was quite curious to see how this