The Bestseller Code 100 Book List

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, 73. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf. This post does not contain spoilers. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (*Amazon Affiliate link) Summary: Two young girls, Calli and her friend Petra, go missing in the night. Now their […]

At 771 pages, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is in many ways a magnum opus. It is also a massive treasure trove for writers. Let’s delve in and see what we discover. This post contains spoilers. The Goldfinch* by Donna Tartt (*Amazon Affiliate link) Summary: Thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives the blast that kills his […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. This post does not contain spoilers. The Goldfinch* by Donna Tartt (*Amazon Affiliate link) The blurb: Thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives the accident that kills his mother. Because his father left him, the family of a […]

Let’s take a look at The Mill River Recluse: A Novel by Darcie Chan from a Reader’s Perspective. This post contains spoilers. Darcie Chan’s The Mill River Recluse: A Novel* (*Amazon Affiliate link) The Mill River Recluse, by Darcie Chan, is next up on our 100 Bestsellers List reading challenge. Mary McAllister has lived alone for […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader. This post does not contain spoilers. The Bourne Betrayal* by Eric Van Lustbader (*Amazon Affiliate link) Jason Bourne is a spy who has lost his memory. Now he fights to stay alive […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, 70. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. This post does not contain spoilers. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (*Amazon Affiliate link) This novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008, along with many […]

Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri, is next up on our 100 Bestsellers List reading challenge. For a synopsis of the book, check out Roberta’s Writer’s Review. This post does not contains spoilers. Unaccustomed Earth* by Jhumpa Lahiri (*Amazon Affiliate link) Short Story Collection Unaccustomed Earth is a bit unusual in that it is actually a […]

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout is next on our 100 Bestsellers List reading challenge. You can read Roberta’s kick-off description here. This post contains spoilers. Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge* (*Amazon Affiliate link) Olive Kitteridge won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2009. It was reviewed with phrases such as “Perceptive, deeply empathetic,” (O: The Oprah Magazine); “Glorious, […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walker This post does not contain spoilers. Beautiful Ruins* by Jess Walker (*Amazon Affiliate link) Summary: Touted both as literary and a historical romance, Beautiful Ruins follows the lives of five people, including Pasquale Tursi […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline This post does not contain spoilers. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (*Amazon Affiliate link) Summary: When she was a young orphan in New York City, Niamh/Vivian was put on an orphan train […]

Let’s look at our next book from The Bestseller Code 100 list, The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison, from a writer’s perspective. (The discussion began here.) This post contains spoilers. The Silent Wife: A Novel* by A. S. A. Harrison (*Amazon Affiliate link) A. S. A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife explores the dynamics […]

Let’s take a look at The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein from a writer’s perspective. The discussion began here. This post contains spoilers. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (*Amazon Affiliate link) Plot of The Art of Racing in the Rain Literary fiction rarely unfolds in […]

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is next up on our 100 Bestsellers List reading challenge. This novel is categorized as Literary Fiction. This post contains spoilers. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (*Amazon Affiliate link) I Am Ready The Art of Racing in the Rain […]

The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson, is our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list. This post contains spoilers. The Orphan Master’s Son* (*Amazon Affiliate link) The Orphan Master’s Son was an extremely difficult book to read in many ways. The book is divided into two distinct parts. In Part One we meet Pak […]

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is an incredibly deep, complex novel. Let’s take a brief look at it from a writer’s perspective. This post contains spoilers. The Orphan Master’s Son* (*Amazon Affiliate link) Summary: The history and culture of North Korea are mysterious. Adam […]

Time to start the discussion of our next novel from The Bestseller Code 100 list, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. This post does not contain spoilers. Unaccustomed Earth* by Jhumpa Lahiri (*Amazon Affiliate link) What the book is about: In this collection of eight short stories the author explores how the lives of people […]