The Fraud by Zadie Smith
From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided …
Epic.
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amalia rated Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands: 5 stars
amalia rated The Histories: 5 stars
amalia finished reading The Histories by Herodotus
amalia rated A very easy death: 5 stars
amalia rated All the Colour in the World: 4 stars
All the Colour in the World by C.S. Richardson
The story of the restorative power of art in one man's life, set against the sweep of the twentieth century--from …
amalia rated Anarchists Against the Wall: 3 stars
Anarchists Against the Wall by Uri Gordon, Ohal Grietzer
Part of a small but growing phenomenon in Israel since 2003, Anarchists Against the Wall have been boldly challenging the …
amalia rated Biography of X: 4 stars
Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious artist.
When …
amalia rated Moon of the Turning Leaves: 5 stars
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
Ten years have passed since a widespread blackout triggered the rapid collapse of society, when the constants of the old …
amalia rated Hold everything dear: 5 stars
Hold everything dear by John Berger
From one of the most impassioned of writers of our time, this powerful collection of essays offers a stark portrait …
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. …
amalia reviewed How to Live at the End of the World by Travis Holloway
How to Live at the End of the World
5 stars
Terrific and thought provoking. A book to return to as we edge ever closer to the end of the world we know.
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the …
Stay True
5 stars
amalia reviewed Life of One's Own by Joanna Biggs
A Life of One's Own
4 stars
I liked it. Makes one think about the conditions for writing as a woman, about freedom, and the choices we make.
Be warned though, the book includes significant plot points and reviews of works discussed (such as Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Morrison's Beloved, Eliot's The Mill on the Floss, Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet, etc. etc.).
amalia reviewed Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer
The Wall (German: Die Wand) is a 1963 novel by Austrian writer Marlen Haushofer. Considered …
The Wall
4 stars
To be read (or listened to) while alone, at a cottage, in a remote setting, or while doing the dishes or gardening or darning your socks. Ideally with a cup of tea and an animal companion by your side.
Who among us hasn't fantasized about being the last person on earth? I loved it.