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Home from her engagement dinner, Dannie falls asleep. There, in the only element of magical realism in the book, she has a dream. In that dream, it’s five years later, which she knows from seeing the news on TV. She wakes up in a strange bed, in a strange apartment. There’s a stranger in the … Continue reading The Ending of In Five Years
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel by Milan Kundera. It follows the stories of 4 characters as they navigate live and love. Tomáš and Tereza Tomáš and Tereza meet in a cafe during one of her visits to Prague. Ten days later she visits him in Prague and stays over when she falls … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being
When We Left Cuba tells the story of Beatriz Perez, the aunt of Marisol, who we met in Next Year in Havana. Chanel Cleeton weaves a story of society and espionage in light of American and Cuban allegiance, set in the 60s. Beatriz Perez's family fled Cuba when Fidel Castro came into power after the … Continue reading The Ending of When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a love story, but it is not a conventional one. The first third of the book is about newlyweds Celestial and Roy, with each of them having one chapter to set the stage. In the last two thirds of the book, the third in their triangle, Andre, gets … Continue reading The Ending of An American Marriage
Red at the Bone is a story of three generations by Jacqueline Woodson. Looking for a review only, without spoilers, read this post instead. Iris got pregnant and had a baby at the age of 15. She'd been having sex since she was 13, but didn't quite understand how reproduction worked. When she got pregnant, … Continue reading The Ending of Red at the Bone
Next Year in Havana is a novel by Chanel Cleeton. This post is full of spoilers. If you'd like to read a review, please read this post. The book starts in Havana, Cuba, in 1959. The story begins from the perspective of Elisa. To be more precise, it starts at the airport, as the Perez … Continue reading The Ending of Next Year in Havana
This review is full of spoilers and reveals the ending of the book. If you're looking for a review without spoilers, visit this post instead. In Dominicana, Angie Cruz weaves a story from Dominican Republic to New York. It's a story of family, immigration, ambition, identity. Ana's Family Ana is a pretty girl, with green … Continue reading The Ending of Dominicana by Angie Cruz
This blog post, like all posts on this blog, is full of spoilers. If you're looking for a review instead, see this post. The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali is primarily a love story. Bahman and Roya fall in love in 1950s Iran, during the ousting of the prime minister. The first meet at The … Continue reading The Ending of The Stationery Shop
