The Atlantic published an article on Sept 10, 2022 about "The Books We Read Too Late — And That You Should Read Now." It mentions "finishing a title and thinking about how it might have affected you — if only you'd found it sooner." Then different writers tell us about these seven novels.
This fiction is also "refracted memoir," the Atlantic article says. A woman looks back on her life — the parade of people, the shifting background of place — and assembles a scrapbook of memories, reflections, portraits, letters, wishes, and dreams.
The narrator, named Sheila like the author, struggles to make out who she should be.
Three story lines collide. Characters include Wei-Chen, a Taiwanese student in a mostly white suburban school; Jin Wang, born in the U.S. to Chinese immigrants; Danny, an all-American boy, and his Chinese cousin Chin-Kee.
This is "a fictionalized account of Gabriel's Rebellion, a thwarted revolt of enslaved people in Virginia in 1800, which examines masculinity as well as the links between oppression and uprisings."
Sam and Sadie meet at a children's hospital in Los Angeles, reconnect during college, and start a successful gaming company with their friend Marx; but they struggle with race, wealth, disability, and gender.
This is a short novel about a divorced textile artist who lives alone in a semi-isolated house.
This novel is about a fifth grader named Auggie Pullman, who was born with a genetic disorder that has disfigured his face. I read this book several years ago and rated it 10/10.
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2 comments:
I'd like to make my own list of books that fit this category. There are many wonderful books I miss when they first appear only to discover much later. Even some of the classics I'm reading now are books that I wish I'd read at an earlier time, like Anne of Green Gables.
I am also interested in looking for Sleepless Nights and How Should a Person Be. I probably won't be able to find them at my libraries.
American Born Chinese and Wonder are two fabulous books!
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