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Tag: Best Books of 2018

Review: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

February 1, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 1 Comment

"Oh, how different the world did look from that height. Imagine it: my whole life I had lived on that brutish island and never had I seen its edges, never had I seen the ocean in its vastness, the white breakers rolling in upon the beaches. Never had I seen the roads, with their tiny … Continue reading Review: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Review: The Overstory by Richard Powers

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 4 Comments

"The Greeks had a word, xenia - guest friendship - a command to take care of traveling strangers, to open your door to whoever is out there, because anyone passing by, far from home, might be God. Ovid tells the story of two immortals who came to Earth in disguise to cleanse the sickened world. … Continue reading Review: The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Best Books Of 2018

January 9, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ Leave a comment

2018 was a year of relative calm, following the tumult of 2017. It was my first full year in the US and a year in which (following my decision to abandon academia) I made a whole lot of decisions regarding my future. The calm certainly served my reading habits and 2018 ended up being one … Continue reading The Best Books Of 2018

Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

December 8, 2018January 5, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

"I conjure the boy I knew. Achilles, grinning as the figs blur in his hands. His green eyes laughing into mine. Catch, he says. Achilles, outlined against the sky, hanging from a branch over the river. The thick warmth of his sleepy breath against my ear. If I have to go, I will go with … Continue reading Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Review: Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

December 1, 2018January 8, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 5 Comments

"In front of me, there's the old TW. Beyond it, a scratchy wooden tableland. There are mismatched salt and pepper shakers, and a company of stubborn toast crumbs. The light from the hall is yellow, the light in here is white. I sit and think and hit here. I punch and punch away. Writing is … Continue reading Review: Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Review: ‘There There’ by Tommy Orange

September 28, 2018January 5, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 8 Comments

 "We are the memories we don't remember, which live in us, which we feel, which make us sing and dance and pray the way we do, feelings from memories that flare and bloom unexpectedly in our lives like blood through a blanket from a wound made by a bullet fired by a man shooting us … Continue reading Review: ‘There There’ by Tommy Orange

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