We always give and get lots of books in my family. On Jeri's advice, I got Man from the Train for my son who refuses to read fiction. Daughter Julie claimed it first and was 1/2 way through the last time I checked. Julie is infatuated with N.K. Jemison and convinced me to read the Broken Earth trilogy a while back. Jemison peoples her landscape with powerful women and non-gender-specific characters. It's fantasy but her writing makes it easy to identify with the protagonists. So now I'm on to Jemison's other series: Inheritance Trilogy. Meanwhile, I read the new Kingsolver book, Unsheltered. I was told it was a little heavy-handed with its message and it's true, but she can write so beautifully. (Warning: It's pretty anti-Trump.) Then I finished Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. It was funny and sad and a great example of giving the reader just enough information to keep them reading. Reminded me a little of Curious Incident.
Happy New Year, all!
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