Hey there, Book Lovers! We are back with our recommended reads for the month of June. As always, if you have a book to recommend, send the title, author’s name and short summary to the editor to include it in next month’s reading list!
Sarah Essex recommends: The Lost Family by Jenna Blum. This is a historical fiction novel about Peter, a survivor of the Holocaust who suffers from survivor’s guilt. He makes it to the U.S. and meets June, who is hard to like. He becomes a chef and eventually has his own restaurant. It is an engaging novel and I really enjoyed it.
Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson. Mary Stone is a black female judge in a small Alabama town. Issues like abortion, religion, and racism are explored. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can easily picture Viola Davis as the judge.
Katy Essex recommends: The Picasso Heist by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. A young woman and her brother plan the perfect art heist to avenge the incarceration of their father. Excellent plot. The bad guys get what they deserve in a very well thought out and clever plot. Great character development and fun to read. I thought I had this figured out a few times but then a new twist developed that I didn’t see coming.
Kay McAdam recommends: If you’ve ever hoped to be abducted by aliens, please read Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.” The personable astrophysicist has wanted to be abducted since he was a boy. He’s still waiting. In the meantime, he offers physics based theories on how aliens might travel to reach us, what they might think of us upon arrival, and how they might look and act. Our pop culture view of aliens is likely very skewed as it’s based on our human points-of-view. A Horta-like creature, based on science, may be very likely. This is actually a fun read! I, literally, was crying because I was laughing so hard at his supposition about Superman’s inner physiology. After all, Superman is an alien. So, how do Superman’s inner organs function? Whatever we have; he would have more of. In other words, “his bacteria would generate super waste gases.” The result? You’ll need to read it yourself.
The other book this month was a big one: East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Not sure as an English major how I ever missed reading this, but it is the caliber of a novel that you can’t put down. The best I can say is ‘Timshel.’
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