Life, and Death, and Giants

Title: Life, and Death, and Giants

Author: Ron Rindo

Publisher:  St Martin's Press

 
ISBN: 9781250375339

 

Thoughts: Touching novel about the adults who orbit around the life of a remarkable boy born near an Amish community in Wisconsin.

 

Rating: 3/5

Fantastic Mr Fox

Title: Fantastic Mr Fox

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher:  Puffin

 
ISBN: 9780141365442

 

Thoughts: Like many of Dahl's books, the characters are caricatures, and the plot is very light, but it is entertaining to younger readers.

 

Rating: 3/5

Shy Creatures

Title: Shy Creatures

Author: Clare Chambers

Publisher: Mariner Books

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Historical fiction that takes a deep dive into the treatment of mental illness in the 60s through the eyes of two compelling characters.

 

Rating: 4/5

Tell Me Everything

Title: Tell Me Everything

Author: Elizabeth Strout

Publisher:  Random House Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Strout brings together three of her powerful characters, and while this is technically in the Amgash series, Bob Burgess carries this story.

 

Rating: 4/5

The Big Short

Title: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Author: Michael Lewis

Publisher:  W W Norton & Company

 
ISBN: 9780393353150

 

Thoughts: Lewis delves deep into the people betting on subprime mortgages that ultimately led to the the fall of some major brokerages.

 

Rating: 3/5

Lightbreakers

Title: Lightbreakers

Author: Aja Gabel

Publisher:  Riverhead Books

 
ISBN: 9780593329702

 

Thoughts: Art and science collide in this beautiful novel about grief and, ultimately, hope.

 

Rating: 4/5