From Barbara Alfano:
It is the story of a TV producer who loses his wife to an aneurysm in the same instant he's saving somebody else's lfe. To cope with the tragedy, he spends his days sitting on a bench outside of his daughter's school and from there he discovers the hidden corners of a few people's lives. It's funny, somewhat dark, and most of all ironic.
2 on black LA:
From Karthik:
Epistolary fruit from the loquat tree
From Karthik:
Reminder that we need a sense of humor in Trump's America
From Dina Janis:
Lovely musings on life through the lens of a wonderful old Swedish curmudgeon.
From David Anderegg:
One seldom reads a book that is this hilarious on such a serious subject (racism) but this book succeeds brilliantly. It is a joy to read...and it recently won the Man Booker Prize, so I'm not the only one who liked it.
From David Anderegg:
One of her earliest novels, and still a marvel. It is almost absolutely pitiless, and for that reason alone it is worth reading. How can she sustain interest in such a large cast of characters, almost all of whom are so deeply unlikable? This is a book that teaches one how to write.