43 - An "own voices" book

[Cyndy]

I read There There by Tommy Orange. I really liked this book, but it took me forever to read. There were lots of characters that were each interesting in their own ways. Each chapter was about an individual character, but the distance between chapters about an individual seemed too far apart. Some of the characters know each other and some don't, but should. Some were raised knowing about their tribal heritage and some were raised without mention of their tribal heritage. Be patient with this book, it all comes together. I am glad I finished it.

[Lizzy]

I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

[Ilham]

Currently reading the legendary “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry. That could go under this category, yes? Already can’t put it down.

[Michelle]

Јована wrote: "would Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster work or am I stretching it too far"
I'm using this book for prompt #19 - A book told from multiple character POVs.

[Angela]

Anyone still looking for something for this prompt might enjoy On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. It is wonderful.

[Julie]

The absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It was an excellent and quick read, but I read it before I knew of all the sexual assault accusations he didn't deny. ☹️

[Harry]

Read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

It was ok, not my cup of tea.

[Kristin]

I'm hoping to get a copy of Good Kings Bad Kings from our library loan system. I found an article about how the author, Susan Nussbaum, wrote the book following an accident that necessitated the use of a wheelchair, and found that portrayals of characters in a similar situation were either heroes overcoming their challenges or villians bitter about it, but rarely ordinary human beings living life like their able-bodied peers.