Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

***4.0***

I was born in late 80’s, so I am a Millennial!
And whaterver topics Ada Calhoun broached in this book, also relate to Millennials. Not only Gex X ladies. I loved every inch of it. It practically sang to me which I had not expected at all. But it was like a knowledge passed on to me that every woman will feel this in her life time no matter where is she born. That made me feel less alone perhaps. But a really astounding read.

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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

****4.0****

This book reminded me of Little Fires Everywhere. No there is no racism related stuff, but the tone of the this book matches. The balance of daily life being tipped and everything comes tumbling down in a sec.

Emira Tucker is a young black babysitter for Alix Chamberlain’s eldest daughter, Briar. Emira likes her job but she is also tensed about her future. She doesn’t know what she should do as a career, how to get a job which can cover her medical insurance. She is lost and does not know what to do.

Alix, on the other hand runs a blog, known in a circle of social media, mother of two with a newsreader husband. She on the other hand finds it difficult to manage so many duties and yet want to continue her blog work.

Their life starts to take a turn, when Emira is accused of kidnapping Briar at a grocery store. Even though the misunderstanding is resolved, Emira is shaken and a bystander has taken a video of the incident. Emira doesn’t want the video to go online, she gets into a relationship with the man who took the video and after the incident Alix has started to take more interest in Emira.

A lot of twists and turns with relationships and so called “white liberals” who make life hard around. This was a concept new to me, I have not read on this topic and this was an eye-opener for me. Well written and a good read.

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The Weddings (Inheritance collection #5) by Alexander Chee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Weddings by Alexander Chee

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

***4.0***

Once again this is an author I am reading for the first time.

Revolving around the gay relationships, cultural differences, marriages and love, this story narrates something intricate which is known but not said often.

Jack, with his boyfriend Caleb attends two weddings, first a gay wedding who is Caleb’s friends and second a hetero-sexual one who is Jack’s old friend. Jack sit back and thinks back about the stuff that happened and compares his life when he knew this friend whose wedding he is attending to now where his life is with Caleb.
A kind of self discovery and amazingly narrated.

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Zenith Man (Inheritance collection #4) by Jennifer Haigh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zenith Man by Jennifer Haigh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

***5.0***

I had read Jennifer Haigh before but had not liked that particular book. I just couldn’t stop thinking about this one. What a touchy story!

The story is about a woman who is loved immensely by her husband. But the town never knew of this woman’s existence until her death. The man is under speculation by authorities, neighbors, people in town, where rumors fly in a blink.

A well narrated, heart warming story!!

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The Lion’s Den (Inheritance collection #3) by Anthony Marra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lion’s Den by Anthony Marra

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

****4.0****

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is one of my all time favorites. And how can I resist Anthony Marra?

This story is more of a contemplation or reflection on Michael’s life by Michael.
Michael is back at home, mainly because he is broke and then because his wheel chair ridden father needs some attention. His father is the famous government whistle blower on whom Michael has published a book.

It is about Father/Son relationships, taking a trip down the memory lane kind of story. Obviously well written and loved it.

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Can You Feel This? (Inheritance collection #2) by Julie Orringer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can You Feel This? by Julie Orringer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

****4.0***

I have never read Julie Orringer. And I liked her short story, as a mother It is easy to connect with a story like this.

A pregnant woman is rushed to the hospital onset of her premature bleeding. The pregnant lady does not want to go to that particular hospital but it is the only one which is near. She is tensed about the birth as her doctor had warned about the complication her pregnancy has. But above all, her mother had died in the same hospital where she is taken for emergency delivery.

There is whole lot of emotions, memories that goes in the to-be mommy lady. A backstory on her mother and her relationship with her. Questions on motherhood.
Written wonderfully..

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Everything My Mother Taught Me (Inheritance collection #1) by Alice Hoffman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything My Mother Taught Me by Alice Hoffman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

***4.5***

I am a huge fan of Alice Hoffman. And no doubt I loved the story.

Adeline, 12 year old protagonist is deeply affected by her father’s death. And she is stuck with her adulterous, selfish mother. Adeline does not talk after her father’s death and she goes with her mother to an island to take care of lighthouse duties which is looked after with other families too.

The story though short speaks a lot about relationships, kindness and revenge. Lovely story.

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Night Theater, by Vikram Paralkar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

***3.0***

We meet a Disgraced Surgeon stuck in a village clinic who hates it and its people, yet goes on his job. His clinic is always short of supplies and often he puts his own money to fund those supplies. He has a local woman and her husband working as pharmacist and errand man. His superior who is in charge of this clinic doesn’t provide enough funds to keep the clinic going.

Along with all these problems, our surgeon encounters one more supernatural challenge where he has to fix the wounds of a dead family who visit him one evening. Only if the surgeon is successful before the sunrise the dead will walk again.

I liked the book where the story line was really small but yet said much. The narration was good and included gory details (for me!) of surgeries which I had to skim read. A small book throwing light on corruption in medical world with magical realism.

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