Gotta say, I’m not loving the writing, finding it kind of floral and stilted at the same time, and way too many adjectives lol. (I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a nose described as “sleek” before!) But i will finish it.
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Well, as I said before, I loved it!
Ok, so I didn’t not like it, but I didn’t love it either. Probably 3.5/5 for me.
Kin by Tayari Jones was a good read. The voices of the characters, a pair of best friends bonded by not having their mothers in their lives, gave each her own personality. Their circumstances send them in different directions as they try to move beyond their small town roots. There are a lot of universal themes that could interest any reader or prompt a lively book group discussion while also providing insight into the lives of Southern blacks during the civil rights era. Another easy read with good writing.
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Just finished my 4th John Boyne of the past couple of weeks. I am loving his writing. Still waiting for a couple to come off the waitlist.
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I have this on my library waitlist. Looking forward to reading it. 
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Just finished “The Ending Writes Itself” and on to “I See You’ve Called In Dead” which is pretty funny and I am only a couple of chapters in.
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A friend was telling me she also found that very funny.
Anyone read The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series by Beth Brower? I don’t know how I didn’t hear about them when they first started being published but I love them so far! I just finished Vol. 3 - I have been listening to them as audiobooks and the narration is great. I just love all the characters and the witty dialogue. I’m already on to Vol. 4.
Vol. 1 was a little slow to get into, but they are fairly short, almost like novellas and get better as they go on.
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Yes, I mentioned them upthread. I found them equally enjoyable!
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I also mentioned a similar style book, albeit a little more racy, is the Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn. If you like the Emma M Lion series, you might enjoy Veronica Speedwell. I am a big fan of both!
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I love Deanna’s books!
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I just finished Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone. Wow, just wow, every bit as good as The Covenant of Water. I want to think about this one and stay in that world for awhile before I start another book.
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Absolutely loved Cutting for Stone, when I read it years ago. Covenant of Water is on my TBR list. Glad you enjoyed it.
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@mompop I’ve heard of the Veronica Speedwell books but haven’t read them. Thanks for the rec!
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I just finished Under Water by Tara Menon. It’s a very well-written first novel about one woman who experienced parallel events – the tsunami in Thailand in 2004, and Hurricane Sandy in NYC in 2012. Her writing is wonderful. I’m looking forward to seeing what else she does.
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That sounds really interesting.
As an aside, I was literally on the last plane that flew out of JFK before Sandy hit - the other airlines had already cancelled their flights (including ones originally scheduled to take off earlier than the one I was on) and until we were in the air we were actually not sure that we’d make it off. JFK was running on an absolute skeleton staff - all the stores and restaurants had been shut, AA had the lounge open but there wasn’t anything other than drinks available. It was really eerie seeing it so empty.
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You’re lucky you got out. I hope you got to someplace far away from Sandy!
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Was en route to London!
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For those who like thrillers, Shari Lapena’s latest book “Getting Away With Murder” is fantastic!
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