I came across Moon of the Crusted Snow while browsing the Indigo website. It is essentially a story about the apocalypse, which attracted my attention because I love stories about the apocalypse. Weird, I know. But I like to get ideas for what to do or not to do when shit hits the fan. Moon of the Crusted Snow is a somewhat interesting story, but I feel like it ended before it really got started and overall the novel was just okay.
…
The Ministry of Time is Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel. I love time travel stories, and there has been a lot of buzz around this book, so I decided to buy it. I absolutely loved The Ministry of Time and can see it on my short list of favourite books of 2024. I made the mistake of going onto Goodreads (ugh) and checking out the reviews on there, and I am baffled by the number of one-star reviews, as well as the false accusations of plagiarism against this book because it shares the same name as the Spanish TV show El Ministerio del Tiempo. As someone who has seen El Ministerio del Tiempo AND read The Ministry of Time, I can assure you that there is no plagiarism involved. Both are delightful to watch/read.
…
White Teeth was originally published in the year 2000 and is Zadie Smith’s first novel. It is a pretty impressive debut considering Smith was only 24 years old when it was published. It is a thick book that took me nearly two weeks to read, and it is Dickensian with a large cast of characters. It reads like a quaint 19th or early 20th century novel even though it is set in the late 20th century. White Teeth is broadly about the immigrant experience in western culture. It took a bit for me to get into the story, but I ended up finding it to be an interesting and humorous read.
…