An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
A marriage tested when a Black man is wrongfully imprisoned, told from all three sides of the triangle. Tayari Jones makes you ache for everyone.
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★ 5Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
I read Shuggie in three hours during a sleepless night (in retrospect, it probably exacerbated my insomnia rather than curing it.) This novel is relentless. The setting and situation—a crowded tenement apartment in 1980s Glasgow—is bleak when Shuggie begins, and things get bleaker. And bleaker. And bleaker. If you can stand the emotional flagellation, Shuggie will reward you. The characterization
Shy Creatures
Clare Chambers
A mute man with a waist-length beard, hidden away for decades, is finally discovered and taken to a psychiatric hospital, where an art therapist becomes determined to learn his story. Based on a true case, and so tender about kindness.
★ 5Small Game
Blair Braverman
I love reality TV, especially Survivor, so this debut about a survival reality show gone wrong was right up my alley. Tense and more thoughtful than I expected.