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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books: The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, The Prisoner of Heaven, The Rose of Fire by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated by Lucia Graves

24 Nov, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, European, Fiction, Translation

Well, crud. In spite of making a list and checking it twice, thrice, and more, I read these in about as 'wrong' order as I possibly could. But before I offer two preventative options, some quick background: the full Cemetery of Forgotten Books by internationally bestselling...

The Case of the Love Commandos: A Vish Puri Mystery by Tarquin Hall

29 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, British, Fiction, Indian, South Asian

Mysteries don't get any more substantially delicious than this: Vish Puri voiced by Sam Dastor as written by Tarquin Hall, with just the right balance of page-turning entertainment and sociopolitical insight. Before you partake, however, you should know that this is #4 in a series;...

07-Ghost (vols. 1-4) by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara, translated by Satsuki Yamashita

18 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Since we're talking four volumes here, allow me attempt to offer a set-up without too many spoilers. "One thousand years ago," a boy named Teito Klein (not sure of the kanji for 'Teito,' but his last name means "small" auf Deutsch – you'll find many German-inspired references throughout)...

The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian

10 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Armenian American, Audio, European, Fiction

This, Chris Bohjalian's latest, is one to stick in the ears ...

Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian

09 Oct, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Armenian American, Audio, European, Fiction, Jewish

Every so often, I seem to get on a specific reading spree on a topic not exactly of my choosing – that is, the books seem to serendipitously line up on their own. The latest batch of they-chose-me-titles have been set during the final brutal months...

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri [in Library Journal]

15 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American

*STARRED REVIEW Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri's (The Interpreter of Maladies) unparalleled ability to transform the smallest moments into whole lives pinnacles in this extraordinary story of two brothers – so close that one is "the other side" of the other – coming of age in the political...

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

12 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, European, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Magic happens when narrator George Guidall says "and yet ...

The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated by Lucia Graves

29 Jul, by SIBookDragon in European, Fiction, Middle Grade Readers, Spanish, Translation, Young Adult Readers

The offer of a new job in a small resort town on the coast of Normandy allows the recently widowed Simone Sauvelle the chance for her and her two children to escape a poverty-stricken life in Paris. As the assistant to brilliant toymaker Lazarus Jann,...

Limit (vol. 6) by Keiko Suenobu, translated by Mari Morimoto

19 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

It's Friday. Do you know where your children are? If you thought you sent them off in the care of trustworthy adults, then you might want to wait until they come back ...

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

09 Jul, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Canadian Asian Pacific American, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, South Asian, South Asian American

Reading four novels, each set in a major Indian city, one after another over a single week or so, has made the stories feel as if they might overlap, dovetail, conflate, creating quite the enriching literary experience. In the midst of A Fine Balance, I...

The Night Ferry by Michael Robotham

16 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Australian, British, British Asian, Fiction

If I had not stuck Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad thrillers in my ears, I might never have discovered Australian journalist-turned-bestselling novelist Michael Robotham – French's The Likeness (I think) ended with the 'if you liked x, then try y'-recommendation that led me to Night Ferry. Contrarian that I am, however,...

Broken Harbor [Dublin Murder Squad 4] by Tana French

08 Jun, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Irish

With Broken Harbor finished, my Tana French days are over ...

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield

26 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Nonethnic-specific

Jenny Wingfield seems to be a bit of serial first-hit wonder. That's actually not a judgment but an observation: her first film she wrote, The Man in the Moon, was glorified by the late Roger Ebert, gave Reese Witherspoon her screen debut, and was the last...

Faithful Place [Dublin Murder Squad 3] by Tana French

25 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Irish

Tana French has a method to her mysteries: While all four of her titles are standalone thrillers, you'll get more out of each if you read them in chronological order because each book's protagonist is connected to the next. Rob opens the Dublin Murder Squad series with In the...

Limit (vol. 5) by Keiko Suenobu, translated by Mari Morimoto

24 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

So we've arrived at the penultimate volume of one of the most hair-raising manga series I've ever read – because a resemblance to reality is always more disturbing that any dystopic sci-fi for sure! Bullying, domestic abuse, high school caste systems, the careless power of popularity...

The Likeness [Dublin Murder Squad 2] by Tana French

19 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Irish

In the second installment of Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad series, Cassie Maddox hasn't quite recovered from Operation Vestal of In the Woods, the series' debut. While she gained a caring, supportive, all-around good guy lover, she lost her partner who was also her very...

Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup

25 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Indian

First word of advice: read the page. Don't bother sticking this novel in your ears: narrator Lyndam Gregory's uneven cadences and random slurring will guarantee you won't get through the 17.5 hours of listening, not to mention his grating attempt at Texas twang might cause...

Limit (vol. 4) by Keiko Suenobu, translated by Mari Morimoto

19 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Fiction, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Translation, Young Adult Readers

First things first: make sure to go backwards to catch up with the opening three volumes; this is definitely a series that needs to be read in order. Parents, be warned: these kids are going to scare you to distraction. Younger readers, take heed: don't...

Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

18 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Arab American, Audio, Fiction

Hapa Jordanian American Diana Abu-Jaber established herself with her first three titles – novels Arabian Jazz and Crescent, and memoir The Language of Baklava – as a lauded, award-winning Arab American literary voice. She leaves her own origins off the page in this chilling psychological thriller – her first, but most likely not her last....

In the Woods [Dublin Murder Squad 1] by Tana French

14 Apr, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Audio, Fiction, Irish

Okay, so Tana French’s website says that she won the coveted Oscar-for-mysteries Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 2007, but if you check the actual Edgars site (which has an 'I've never seen this anywhere else, but every award site should have one!'-database), that...

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