Winter reads

Alex Ankai, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

During quarantine, I bought a Kindle and discovered the joys of audiobooks! I recently finished Pet Semetary by Steven King and Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s interesting seeing how the two genres (horror and sci-fi) overlap.

Gabby McClellan, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I have been reading Phoebe Gloeckner’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Gloeckner’s graphic novel is visually stunning: it combines comic strips, graphics, and novelistic prose to make for quite the engaging read. Set in 1970s San Francisco, the novel follows fifteen-year-old Minny in a coming-of-age tale. The exploration of the narrator’s teenage life, sexuality, and aspirations as an artist are done in an open, insightful manner through Minny’s diary entries.

Devine Bauman, Contributing Editor

For the past few years, my favorite book has been A Man Called Ove by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. The story follows the newly, and reluctantly, retired Ove who lives alone and follows a strict daily routine; however, his life is disrupted by new neighbors, forcing Ove to confront his biases while he continues contemplating whether life is still worth living. It’s happy, sad, and hilarious at times, and Backman does an excellent job of making the seemingly mundane into the most enjoyable experience.

Christina Pham, Contributing Editor

Currently, I’m reading Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, her sequel to Parable of the Sower. A dystopian novel, it’s set in the 2030s of the United States under a new “Christian America” regime. This page-turning story explores themes of violence and empathy, chaos and change, as well as religion and community, among many others.