January 24: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Lessons in Chemistry already had the Romance label attached to it when I heard about it, which is not my usual cup of tea. The “romance” is a good framing device for this historical novel about a woman far ahead of her time. I believe this is Bonnie Garmus’s one and only novel.
To start, I’d like to say “Thank you,” to Ms. Ng for writing Our Missing Hearts. I read it at the perfect time when I was starting to feel hopeful about the U.S.A.’s future again. Have you ever felt a book was written specifically with you in mind? It is as if she wrote out my fears of where the previous administration was attempting to take American culture.
I realize that many people were devastated by the U.S. 2016 election. I am relieved that people as eloquent as Celeste Ng took on the fall-out of electing a white supremacist to the office of the Presidency.
Little Fires Everywhere is one of the books added to this year’s TBR.
Black Cake is Ms. Wilkerson’s first novel. It is a mixture of historical, mystery, and contemporary. The story goes from California, the Caribbean islands, London, West Indies, and back to California. Whew! By the end, I was fully in sync with Eleanor Bennett, the deceased protagonist.
I am not sure how Fight Club ended up on my radar. I know I had no interest in watching the movie, when it was in theaters; I ended up watching the movie when my beloved was watching it. 🤯 But that was years ago. Whatever the reason, I am so glad I finally read Fight Club. I wonder if it is still going on???
I wonder if all of Ms. Allende’s stories are as epic as Violeta: 100 years of personal history living in Chile. Violeta is brought fully to life with all its inconsistencies and her growing self-awareness. The Violeta at the beginning is still the same person, at her core, at the end and she has changed so much as she witnessed the history of the “disappeared” in a most personal way.
Five of Ms. Allende’s books are already on my general TBR. I should probably start reading one a year for a while.
Both of Ms. Buxton’s two published novels were a fun romp through the apocalypse brought to us by TECHNOLOGY. When the main narrator is a domesticated crow, you know the story is going to be a little bit different. I highly recommend everything Ms. Buxton has written! 😁
Real Bad Things made me aware how much drama, even in real life, is due to assuming. Assuming what someone else’s life has been like, and assuming you know what others are thinking/feeling. I love guessing who-done-it, throughout a mystery, even noting it in my Kindle as I go. I was all over the place with Real Bad Things. Quite the eye-opener.
I think Ng is the only author on your list I’ve read. I haven’t read her newest yet, but I’ve enjoyed her others. Glad you found her and all these others!
I just added Lessons in Chemistry to my B&N cart. I have Song of Achilles here. I just need time to read both of them. Thanks so much for sharing your great list. Here’s hoping we discover some fun new authors in 2023.
Our Missing Hearts sounds so good!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-new-to-me-authors-i-discovered-in-2022/
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Looks like you found some great authors! Garmus is a great writer.
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I think Ng is the only author on your list I’ve read. I haven’t read her newest yet, but I’ve enjoyed her others. Glad you found her and all these others!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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I just added Lessons in Chemistry to my B&N cart. I have Song of Achilles here. I just need time to read both of them. Thanks so much for sharing your great list. Here’s hoping we discover some fun new authors in 2023.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2023/01/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-new-to-me.html
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If you enjoyed Song of Achilles, I highly recommend Madeline Miller’s other novel, Circe, of the two it was my favourite!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/24/top-ten-tuesday-404/
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