This post is a mere update.
I still have books I read in March that I very much want and plan to comment on. So many great books! Coming very soon.
And now I'm in the midst of a bunch of April titles. Yesterday I finished the murder thriller In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, set in northern England, a book that Travellin' Penguin and Cath of Read Warbler have recommended highly in the past.
The new book The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a wonder. I will fully comment later, but if you've held back from reading or ordering it, I would recommend that you plunge forth and get it. Characterization is fascinating--the story absorbing. In a few words, four (very interesting) siblings' lives are turned inside-out, all because of their expectation of "The Nest," money that their father put in trust and that he expected would give each child a little something extra to help with a life goal. Instead "The Nest" grew exponentially into an inheritance that each child expects will be there to rescue them from financial disaster. I must confess I experienced tremendous vicarious pleasure from witnessing these interesting people commit all sorts of financial malfeasance, the kind that I would be way too timid and sensible to engage in. Very skillfully written debut. True. Humorous. Fun. Loving it. (By saying humorous and fun, I must admit Sweeney is very serious about portraying family and love relationships.) I found her tone and voice to be tremendously engaging.
My November 2024 Reading
7 hours ago
The Nest sounds like my kind of book! I'm already on the library holds list, but may have to go out and buy it if the wait is too much longer.
ReplyDeleteI do think The Nest is a book you'd find enjoyable. The tone is light-hearted in the mood of toleration for each character's quirks and foibles. Pure reading pleasure is what it was to me and I hope it will be for you.
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