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Mat

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Braised Pork (Paperback, 2021, Penguin Random House) 3 stars

One morning in autumn, just after breakfast, Jia Jia finds her husband dead in the …

One for the Murakami fans

3 stars

With its fantastical moments, this will appeal to fans of Murakami, though whether they are an allegory or to be taken literally is up to the reader.

The mothers (2016, Riverhead Books) 4 stars

"A dazzling debut novel from an exciting new voice, The Mothers is a surprising story …

Review of 'The mothers' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I loved this book for many reasons though the biggest one is that it's told from several different perspectives and that cultivated empathy with all the characters.

The Memory Police (Paperback, 2020, Penguin Random House) 4 stars

**2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, …

Review of 'Memory Police' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I didn't want this book to finish but it has and I loved it! There was something very surreal and oddly comforting about reading a story where everyday things disappear during a pandemic where much of our former lives has disappeared