Set in the near future when Roe v Wade is overturned and a group of activists bring the feminist reproductive rights movement full circle. The Midwife's in Town, by Kate Jessica Raphael Richly researched and beautifully written, this is a story that has stayed with me, both the darkness and the hope. In this dark and lyrical novel, a young woman is taken from her African home and sold into slavery as a breeder on an 1850's Puerto Rico plantation. Egan's skill with weaving drama from some of the more disturbing elements of contemporary culture and worship of technology, and her deep exploration of memory, make this a challenging book to read and think about.Ī Woman of Endurance, by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa But you want to keep watching/reading because their lives are fascinating and the innovative storytelling is (mostly) successful. Reading Egan's sort-of sequel to A Visit from the Goon Squad feels like eavesdropping on the social media posts of people you might have met once or twice but don't really know. I'm in awe of this author's world-building imagination. This story unrolls in three different time periods, continuing Mandel's exploration of the big themes of time, pandemic, and living through catastrophe. Not quite as brilliant as Station Eleven, but pretty fantastic. Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St John Mandel Every year, I review the books I've read, those I can remember, and enjoy them again in the memory.

Sugar land by tammy lynne stoner