Margherita’s Notebook by Flumeri & Giacometti

July 23, 2016

I’m usually not a fan of translations. Quite often, I feel as if something was lost, and the book doesn’t resonate with me. But Margherita’s Notebook by Elisabetta Flumeri and Gabriella Giacometti is translated from the Italian, and it’s...

love in lowercase by Francesc Miralles

February 19, 2016

Francesc Miralles’ love in lowercase is an international bestseller with an interesting premise. Unfortunately, I liked the premise a little more than the book itself. Perhaps it’s because I bogged down on the German literature, not the plot of the book...

Like Family by Paolo Giordano

December 10, 2015

If Paolo Giordano actually means his characters are Like Family, it’s a sad little family in his latest novel. It’s a novel that leaves readers with more questions than answers. The unnamed narrator and his wife, Nora, have been married ten years. For most...