Digg Book Picks: New Fairy Tales, Life After Leaving A Religious Community And More
Lazy summer days always make us hungry to read. So to celebrate the sizzling end of July, we've put together a selection of books that are worth picking up to read by the pool or keep you company on long trips.
'Gods of Jade and Shadow' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Even if your fairy tale experience began and ended with the Brothers Grimm, this modern take on the formula might just spark your interest in the genre. Over at NPR, Arkady Martine refers to this immersive book as "…a perfectly organic combination of 1920s Jazz Age Mexico and the Mayan mythological text, the Popol Vuh."
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'Leaving the Witness' by Amber Scorah
In "Leaving the Witness," writer Amber Scorah unleashes incredible details about her decision to leave her religious community, and establish a different kind of life. In the New York Times, C. E. Morgan calls this memoir "…an earnest one, fueled by a plucky humor and a can-do spirit that endears."
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'The Chain' by Adrian McKinty
Adrian McKinty's new thriller revolves around the ever-present fear of something horrible happening to your loved ones. What if someone took your child, and then made you do something horrific to get them back? Without getting too spoiler-y, EW's David Canfield praises the pacing and the core premise, saying "Rarely does second-to-second pacing feel justified; here, it's essential."
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'Lanny' by Max Porter
"Lanny" hits on two of the concepts from other picks in this post: lost children and a modern reinvention of classic constructions. Maya Phillips at the New Yorker sums it up well as a "…hybrid morality tale about environmental awareness, parenthood, and growing up…"
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