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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve been reading the series, “Journals of Emma M. Lion,” perfect for the snowstorm. According to the publisher, the narrator recalls Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse & L. M. Montgomery. While she falls short of these authors—the comparison is apt and even reaching 30% of that high bar is pretty darn enjoyable.  The “books” are very short and episodic & I have zoomed through four in the last week.

I am also almost done Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi—an intergenerational tale following the families of two sisters from the Gold Coast, one who marries a British slaver in Africa, the other who is brought to America as a slave. I thought the first half of the book was really strong, and very readable, even though the events described were brutal. The second half is less compelling as it moves through the generations, sort of literally losing the throughline. But I often have this impression when reading family sagas—e.g. loved the early parts of Pachinko, but ended up DNF’ing before I got to the end—so this may be more of a “me problem” than a weakness of the book?
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