Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
My (Recent) Favorite Reads
An impressive, absolutely beautiful book that lives up to its hype and demonstrates the uniquely tangible aspects of print that can’t be replicated digitally. It’s a fast but substantial read, as Selznick deftly balances words and images li…
I absolutely LOVED this book. It’s a laugh out loud funny, poignant, and heart-breakingly heartwarming coming of age story in which Alexie nails the 14-year-old voice and perspective. Similar to Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, it had me in t…
This is one of those books I’m not smart enough to "review," but I highly recommend it for fans of modern noir with a twist. In this case, the twist is a staccato, poetic flow that might take some getting used to, but 25-30 pages …
This book has all the rave reviews it needs, so let me not belabor the point. Nine Lives is an important book, a necessary book, a simultaneously heart-breaking and heart-warming, frustrating and inspiring book. Read it.
Now.
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Ned Sublette’s subversive and engaging history of the cultural mix that begat New Orleans is a highly enjoyable read that puts its unique origins and cultural impact in a historic context befitting one of the world’s most intriguing cities….
"There it is."
Karl Marlantes juggles a large, diverse cast of complex characters (that sadly narrows over time), while deftly exploring one of America’s darkest periods from the proverbial fog of war with as close to a…
Most books you read and review, but some just cut too close, so you simply demand that everyone read them because a review would be too reductive.
Mockingbird is an absolutely wonderful must-read, skillfully combining Asperger’s,…
I’ve been a fan of Ta-Nehisi Coates via his blog at The Atlantic since ’08, and fully expected to enjoy this memoir just based on the commonalities I’d already found in his writing. More than a memoir, it’s a prose poem; a non-linear, unapo…
Love, love, LOVE this book! Johnson’s clear-eyed look at one of our most devalued resources, the librarian, is part love letter, part wake-up call. In the digital age, libraries and librarians are more important than ever, and Overdue prese…
In ZEITOUN, Dave Eggers does an excellent job of weaving Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun’s compelling backstories and Katrina experiences together, shaded by post-9/11 xenophobia, and delivers a powerful documentary of what will most likely b…
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