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5 Fave “New to Me” Author Discoveries or Audiobook Narrations This Year
The Makioka Sisters – Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Serialized from 1943 to 1948, this is obviously not a new book. So why did I take so long to read this? And why aren’t more people reading this book? It’s kind of like a a Japanese Pride and Prejudice, focusing on four sisters from an old family in Osaka, two are married and two are not. Some of his other works include A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, and Some Prefer Nettles
Bluets – Maggie Nelson
I adored this book about the colour blue. It is only 95 pages but it is filled with so very much. And I can’t wait to see what else Maggie Nelson has written, like The Argonauts and The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial,
Ru – Kim Thuy
Another slim book but it packs such a punch. Kim Thuy’s writing is poetic, moving, evocative. I’ve seen another book of hers, Mãn, but haven’t read it yet.
A Bride’s Story (Otoyomegatari) – Kaoru Mori
A story set along the Silk Road sometime in the 19th century perhaps (?) about a woman from a nomadic tribe who is betrothed to a 12-year-old boy from a different tribe. Such beautiful illustrations and a really great storyline too. She also has written other series like Emma and Shirley
Brown Girl Dreaming and Another Brooklyn – Jacqueline Woodson
Woodson probably doesn’t need much of an introduction. She is such a wonderful writer! I listened to Brown Girl Dreaming though so while I knew that it was a novel in verse, as an audiobook it didn’t come across like one. So I may buy my own copy one day to read it in verse.
I’ve never read any of these authors, but would like to read Woodson. I’m not a poetry fan at all so stayed away from Brown Girl Dreaming, but I think Another Brooklyn could work for me.
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I’m happy to see Kim Thuy on your list! If you liked Ru, than I think you will also like Man. I might have liked it even more (or maybe not – I can’t decide!).
I would love to read Brown Girl Dreaming! I gave it to my daughter for Christmas last year with the intention of ‘borrowing’ it, but it hasn’t happened yet. Maybe this year!
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Oh I hope you do ‘borrow’ Brown Girl Dreaming! Such a great read! Also glad to hear about Man!
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I read a bunch of Jacqueline Woodson in like 2009 or so, but then she fell off my radar. I was happy to get a chance to check her out again this year and really enjoy her books!
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Tanizaki and Woodson are two of my favorites!
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Glad to hear that! 🤓
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