Liane Moriarty’s “Big Little Lies” is a captivating narrative that weaves together the otherwise hushed suburban mothers’ lives with their secrets and lies. The novel is set in Pirriwee, a picturesque coastal town in Australia, and explores the lives of three women—Madeline, Celeste, and Jane—who share children attending the same kindergarten and whose lives are…
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a terrifying journey through post-apocalyptic America. The novel tells the tale of a man and his son who walk through a bleak landscape. Following an unidentified catastrophe, an unnamed man and his young son travel across a world that has been destroyed. All living creatures have died in this…
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is considered a deep and moving examination of human ethics, told through Scout Finch’s innocent but penetrating eyes as she grows up in the racially segregated American South during the 1930s. The book has touched readers all over the world, since published in 1960 and has become a…
Wordy Wednesday: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette is a charming and eccentric journey that explores the life of Bernadette Fox; an ex-famous architect now turned into a recluse and her weird family. It is narrated through emails, letters, documents, and narratives, all combined to create this novel full of humor, wit, and profound observations. Image Source:…
Wordy Wednesday: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” novel will touch you deeply and make you think. The story deals with racism, sexism, gender identity, and resilience in the face of adversity. It is set in America during the early 1900s when black people were treated as second-class citizens. Image Source: amazon.com The book takes the form of…
Wordy Wednesday: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” is a classic that has been loved by many people from different generations for years. It tells the story of a family and their relationships with each other, as well as how they grow up. The book was first published in 1868 but it still feels modern today. Image Source:…
Wordy Wednesday: Room by Emma Donoghue
Room by Emma Donoghue is a beautiful and haunting novel that it grips you from the first page and doesn’t let go. We see it all through the innocent, imaginative eyes of Jack, a five-year-old boy who tells the story in his own words. The novel deals with hopelessness as much as love; throughout their…
Wordy Wednesday: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is a book that dives deep into mother-daughter relationships, cultural identity, and the immigrant experience. The novel, which takes place in San Francisco’s Chinatown, tells the stories of four Chinese immigrant women and their American-born daughters while touching on topics such as tradition, sacrifice, and coming to terms with…
Wordy Wednesday: Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman
Lesléa Newman’s moving novel “Hachiko Waits” is based on the real story of Hachiko, the devoted Akita dog that won over many people’s hearts in Japan and beyond. This book, which takes place in bustling Tokyo in the 1920s, masterfully depicts the eternal relationship that exists between a dog and its owner. Image Source: amazon.com…
Wordy Wednesday: Dewey-The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron is a heartwarming and encouraging authentic piece concerning the exceptional relationship between a humble small-town library and its permanent feline resident. The book entails an extraordinary journey that elucidates how much difference one evident and seemingly unremarkable feline can make to those surrounding…
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