Nov/Dec 2016 Bookmarks Selections

[Betsy]

The Nov/Dec 2016 issue (#85) featured the following books as Bookmarks Selections. Use this area to let us know which ones you've been reading and what you think.

Commonwealth
To The Bright Edge of the World
The Underground Railroad
Another Brooklyn
Here Comes the Sun
You Will Know Me
The Devourers
The Light Fantastic
Born to Run
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

[Linda]

Although several are on my TBR list, I'm in the final pages of American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst. I had started it on audio but ht loan period ended before I did, so now I have a hard copy I finishing. I've read Toobin before and like his writing style, the way he tells a story.

[Betsy]

Surprisingly (since I am usually behind the curve), I've read two from this issue, both addressing the experience of being Black/African-American in different time periods in US history:
The Underground Railroad and Another Brooklyn

I liked Underground Railroad, but I'm not sure it lives up to the hype. In fact, I found the blurring between fact and fiction somewhat confusing (and I was an American History major in college!). I kept thinking, "did that really happen?" I wasn't sure what was Whitehead's invention and what was historical. Maybe that was the point? Not sure.

On the flip side, I absolutely LOVED Another Brooklyn. Incredibly beautiful writing. One of my favorites for 2016.

[Betsy]

And finished another one from this issue - Commonwealth