Fiction I recommend often, my all time favorites and my current TBR list
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Tried and True Recommendations
Waiting on the Bedside-To Be Read
Tried and True Recommendations
The books I’ve read and loved
This is one of my top five favorite books of all time. Original, imaginative, delightful
The Bees by Laline Paull, Paperback
This novel had me in a grip, I could not put it down. I absolutely had to know what the women were going to do.
Women Talking
My favorite of all of Lisa See’s works, I adore the blending of historical fiction, traditional medicine, and generational lessons.
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
This book builds tension like none I’ve ever experienced before. There is one scene that had me believing that there may be more truth to magical realism than I had ever imagined, it felt so realistic.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
The main character is so lovably frustrating and complicated. She opened a window into the perspective of immigrant mothers for me.
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water: A Novel
Lisa See, again, wonderfully weaves historical fiction, traditional practices, and the impacts of the wider world through generations. This book gave my a greater perspective of the world from my tiny corner of it.
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
One of my top five of all time. There are so many themes, you could read it over and over and see something different every time. Actually…it’s time to reread it again.
Wicked: Life and Times of Wicked Witch
Essential reading for our times and a surprising comfort as a guide
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler
Excellent modern fiction, although I need a book club to understand the piece of wood and what it represents.
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
The only book to make me actually laugh aloud in years
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) by Terry Pratchett
Waiting on the Bedside-To Be Read
Books I cannot wait to read that I already have stacked up next to the bed
I’ve heard so much about this novel and cannot wait to read it myself.
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Circular storytelling from an indigenous author.
Split Tooth
This book is written in beautiful prose and while I’ve begun it a few times, I want to give it my full attention
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
I’ve begun this book a couple of times, but the beginning is so devastatingly real I have to work myself up to cope with the narrative
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
I’m interested in this one for the circular storytelling, but I’ve been a little too scared to read it in the evenings as it has some horror themes.
The Marrow Thieves
Grief and inter-generational trauma are themes of this story that I can’t wait to dive into.
