12 Quick Book Reviews : Novels by Women

Hello Everyone! I have been saying all year that I have been reading a lot of books. And I have! So, today I am here to do 12 quick reviews on 12 novels written that I have read lately. Some I loved, some I liked and some I did not understand. But all of them need to be on your radar or on your TBR. So, let’s get started.
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Books Discussed
Parade by Rachel Cusk (FSG) 201 Pages
Followed by the Lark by Helen Humphreys (FSG) 224 Pages
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor (Pantheon) 210 Pages
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofman (New Directions) 293 Pages
All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead) 326 Pages
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan (Random House) 348 Pages
The Red Grove by Tessa Fontaine (MCD) 318 pages
Habitations by Sheila Sundar (Simon & Schuster) 342 Pages
Good Material by Dolly Alderton (Knopf) 318 Pages
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio (DoubleDay) 342 Pages
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Groft (Bloomsbury) 309 Pages
AEdnan by Linnea Axelsson, translated by Saskia Vogel (Knopf) 426 Page

[@NYLeafy.V]

I love Rachel Cusk- The Country Life was so much fun and I enjoyed the Outline Trilogy & Parade.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I like her a lot too. Parade was my least favorite, but i think she is brilliant.

[@GregHarness]

I loved "Ædnan." And I just re-read "Walden" recently, so "Followed by a Lark" sounds like a great book to read "next." Thank you, Russell!

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Oh I hope you love Followed by a Lark. I have heard nothing but found it just lovely.

[@Michelelynnreads]

Brotherless Night is one of my favorites of the year so far. So good! Great recommendations!

[@InkandPaperBlog]

It has won all the awards. So, I am glad you loved it. Share the love.

[@karenmoore4430]

I have reserved The Husbands at my library. Sounds a lot of funx

[@InkandPaperBlog]

You have to tell me what you think. Hope you like it so much.

[@barbaralemon4170]

There are at least 2 of these books I want to read. Thanks for the excellent reviews.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

2 is good. Hope you like them.

[@neetupd8510]

I'm currently reading Dinner at the homesick restaurant by Anne Tyler and it's lovely 😊... Brotherless night was a good book indeed! Like you rightly said very informative and it is best read as an audiobook (I feel).... Habitations is on my tbr... would like to get to it soon 😊

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I have not heard much about the Tyler book - you will need to tell what you think at the end of the book. :-)

[@neetupd8510]

@@InkandPaperBlog Will surely do....😊

[@louisep1962]

Well Russell, 4 out of 12 isn't bad, right? I added three to my TBR (The Husbands, Habitations and Brotherless Night) and I already have The Extinction of Irena Ray on my shelf. As soon as this heatwave ends (we're setting records every day), and my brain is no longer mush, I'll try to get to some. I'm currently reading Master Slave Husband Wife. It's excellent but, like I said, my brain is mush so it's going very slowly.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

4 is good. I will take it as a win. I am tired of the heat and my brain is fried too. Hope it cools down soon.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Books I’d recommend to you Russell The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Leading Man by Justin Myres A Dash of Salt & Pepper Top Secret Orbital

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I just got Moore’s book - so, It is coming up on the TBR. You always give great suggestions.

[@jaynehunter-ar]

I have The Husbands on audio but haven't listened to much of it yet. I'm enjoying it so far!

[@InkandPaperBlog]

it is a good audio. I think you will enjoy it.

[@joniheisenberg]

I wanted to like “ All Fours” but it didn’t work for me either. I also felt it was trying too hard. I found myself comparing it to “ Splinters” by Leslie Jamison. I realize one is fiction and the other is a memoir. Jamison’s book was so well done and rang much more authentic to me.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Trying to hard for sure. Pushing the envelope, but I could not figure out why.

[@scotthacker2265]

Enjoyed Good Material.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

❤️❤️

[@booklover6963]

I loved The Husbands book. I talked about it a lot but couldn't get anyone else to read it....

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Oh I am so glad that I could help you spread the love. I too thought it would be bigger than it was.

[@Mark-v8u]

Why does noone ever talk about Jane Gardam? A British writer of the highest order. Thanks, enjoyed.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I have recommended Old Filth a number of times. But I don’t think she had anything released this year, did she.

[@janethansen9612]

Some great books there. I however did not get along with Parade at all, I found it a bit confusing and very pretentious. Not for me. I have been having a slow reading month as I'm still trying to get through Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright which is a very big and dense book.

[@InkandPaperBlog]

I can see that about Parade. It was certainly a challenge, not the easiest of her books for sure. I need to read some Wright , I have only heard amazing things.

[@aleidadiaz2261]

Is Ædnan about the Sami people?

[@InkandPaperBlog]

Yes. I think you are correct.