I’m almost done with Invention of Wings and will miss it. I will start A Man Came out of a Door in the Mountain after that.
If you liked the style, you might like The Buddha in the Attic, also first person plural. It’s not a long book. I loved it.
intparent: My librarian just recommended The Martian to me. I also noticed that you (at least, I think it was you) recently recommended Leviathan Wakes. It’s been on my radar for awhile now. You might have supplied the push that gets it off my radar and on my bedside table.
Haha, me too deb922! The author won the 2011 Bard Fiction Prize, and got a 2013 MacArthur genius grant, and judging by her picture is too young for menopausal issues. She says she’s been an insomniac all her life.
I should have mentioned that Sleep Donation is available only as an e-book. It’s from a new publishing house, [url=<a href=“https://atavist.com/]Atavist[/url”>https://atavist.com/]Atavist[/url</a>]
Yes, I did recommend Leviathan Wakes. I had to go through interlibrary loan to get it, so had to return it on time – which got me going once I had it. 
I have the second book by that author in my stack now, probably starting it this week. The author is actually two people (they write together under one name). But I liked it.
I haven’t read Sleep Donation yet, but I love Karen Russell’s novel Swamplandia! and her short stories. She’s very good. The best first person plural novel I’ve read is Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris. Really like that a lot.
I just recently read Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and would definitely recommend it. I don’t want to say much about it, but the initial premise (which unfortunately was given away in a book review), did not engage me so I kept not reading it despite recommendations, but I ended up liking it a lot. Really great writing, plus definitely makes you think!
Thanks for the reminder, garland; I need to put * Swamplandia * on my list.
Elliemom: Try Amaldur Indridason–police procedural set in Iceland. Great series–there are nine books now. It helps to read them in order. The first one if Jar City.
Am in the midst of The Fault In Our Stars and really enjoying it. I know it’s not realistic dialogue from teenagers, but am willing to set that aside. I am friends with the parents of a teen who recently passed away from cancer, so it is really resonating.
Oh… I love The Fault in Our Stars. One thing I love about it is that he doesn’t treat teenagers like they are idiots. And… one of my kids and her friends do sort of talk like that.
Lafalum- I tried to read Donna Tartt’s last book and found it just torturous to read and gave up. Not bothering with Goldfinch.I currently have A Winter’s Tale (from the library) and I will try it.
Read the Fault in our Stars a few weeks ago and thought the story and characters were very well written.
I read " Me Before You" by JoJo Moyes recently and loved it.
^ also just finished “Me Before You” and really liked it. It’s the kind of book I wouldn’t gravitate to if it weren’t for suggestions on this thread!
I thought “The Fault in our Stars” was wonderful! It’s one of the few YA books I’ve read that has such a distinctive voice.
I’m reading “By Blood” by Ellen Ullman. I’m enjoying it very much.
The Fault in our Stars movie comes out in June. Hope it’s as good as the book–but I’m usually disappointed in movies of good books…
I thought I’d love Swamplandia but didn’t. I don’t like bad things happening to kids books. I need to remind myself of that.
I liked it except for that one thing–I didn’t think it needed to happen. I would have really loved it except for that.
garland…yes, I kept hoping I was wrong about that…but no.
^^^ I thought it creepy and just can’t give the book a “thumbs up” - really none of the children fared well, if I remember correctly.
Yeah, after reading reviews and your comments, I took it back off my list.
I am also reading “Reign of Error, The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools” by Diana Ravitch. Very enlightening and validating for a teacher working in today’s educational climate.