![]() ![]() Among its central characters is Bennie Salazar, a flailing record executive, and Sasha, his assistant. ![]() ![]() That book tells more than a dozen interrelated stories and absolutely defies neat summarizing. “The Candy House” is a sequel to “A Visit From the Goon Squad,” Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2010 novel. It makes you feel a bit high, drugged, and fitted with V.R. Jennifer Egan’s new one, “The Candy House,” is one of these novels. You’ve entered elite head space of one kind or another. Sometimes, though, you pick up a novel and it makes your skin prickle - not necessarily because it’s a great novel qua novel, which you can’t know until the end, but because of the velocity of its microperceptions. I tend to side with Barry Hannah, who said in his Paris Review interview, “You don’t have to be an intellectual to write, you just have to wonder about things and want to know.” God knows the number of Mensa types who can’t write their way out of a paper bag. ![]() tests and read a book about how to improve his score, but it remained about the same. to be a good fiction writer? John Cheever worried about his, which was under 110 - too low to qualify him for the Army’s Officer Candidate School during World War II. THE CANDY HOUSE By Jennifer Egan 334 pages. ![]()
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![]() ![]() With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony. But when an older man-a fellow slave-seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. ![]() ![]() That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. ![]() Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. Publisher Synopsis: A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the way home, their eyes meet in the rear-view mirror they know theyve shared something special, a moment underscored by a final spread of the two cuddling on the sofa. ![]() Review Quotes The beauty of the natural world is viewed through the lens of the relationship between parent and child their closeness is what gives this outdoor experience meaning. A touching tribute to the bond between father and child, with resonant themes for Earth Day, Hike is a breath of fresh air. In detail-rich panels and textured panoramas, Pete Oswald perfectly paces this nearly wordless adventure, allowing readers to pause for subtle wonders and marvel at the views. By the time they return home, they feel alive - and closer than ever - as they document their hike and take their place in family history. Follow the duo into the mountains as they witness the magic of the wilderness, overcome challenges, and play a small role in the survival of the forest. In the cool and quiet early light of morning, a father and child wake up. ![]() By the time they return home, they feel alive - and closer than ever - as they document their hike and take their place in family history.- Book Synopsis Take to the trails for a celebration of nature - and a day spent with dad. About the Book In the cool and quiet early light of morning, a father and child wake up. ![]() ![]() ![]() MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA came under fire for multiple reasons, parts of which had to do with the book, and parts of which had to do with the film. ![]() We all have those lines that can't and mustn't be crossed, so I totally understand why others choose to get political with their wallets. I, for example, refuse to buy or read anything by Orson Scott Card for personal reasons and once had an Angry White Man ™ call me names for being unable to separate my personal feelings about what Card has said about the LGBT+ from my feelings about his books. ![]() I don't feel bad about enjoying them but I do think it's important to have dialogues about why others might not, and why this is 100% okay for others to feel this way without having their opinions lambasted by stans. As a reader of bodice-rippers and books that are a part of the Luxury Suite Trash Experience ™, I'm prepared to discuss how and when some of my favorite reads can be problematic. ![]() |