Sometimes when you dive into a highly praised novel with certain expectations for the storyline, only to swiftly realize it takes an entirely different direction. This is the case with Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Spending the entire first month of 2024...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 54: Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz
by MHill | Aug 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz is my second read for Women In Translation Month 2020. I read the first Chastity Riley novel translated into English, Blue Night, last year and connected with the protagonist. Chastity Riley is a prosecutor in Hamburg and along with her...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 23: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
by MHill | Aug 24, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"Sometimes a journey can take you far away from home. It can take you far away from what you believe. From the only world you have ever known. And make you realize how much we are connected to each other. Also,...