Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II
by Svetlana Alexievich
TRUE
In Nobel Prize winner Alexievich’s latest book to be translated into English we hear from the most unacknowledged of all war veterans—those who experienced it as children. The physical details of thei... (Liz)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
MADE-UP
I'm not sure if Ocean Vuong's first novel is more intense on the page or in your ear. I took it in the latter way, read in Vuong's own soft, quavering, and forceful voice, which he keeps at such a pit... (Tom)
We Are Okay
by Nina LaCour
MADE-UP
I first read Nina LaCour’s We Are Okay shortly after it was published, and now that it’s been released in paperback, I feel compelled to write about it. It’s a quiet, character-driven book about famil... (Anika)
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