Here is New York by E.B. White

This was a nice essay and love letter to NYC. A good way to use my thrifted, upgraded Kobo mini.

July 19, 2024. Read on Kobo Mini.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Narrated by Elijah Wood. About 30% audiobook. Great narration. I did not like the Tom Sawyer book and after this book, I hate the little brat. This book was a big improvement. Huck was a much better character who had actual development. Jim was interesting and the real hero of this story. I am looking forward to reading Percival Everett’s James.

1.25-1.5x. July 19-26, 2024.

Foster by Claire Keegan

Beautiful, sad, and lovely novella. I adored Small Things Like These and this one may even be better for me personally. Keegan is deftly able to explore people and feelings in such a short amount of time and words. Extraordinary.

July 27-28, 2024. Read on Kobo Mini and Kobo Libra 2.

The Liszts by Kyo Maclear

Nicely illustrated children’s book about an eccentric family who make lists.

July 30, 2024.

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki

Three Canadian nineteen year olds go to New York City. There is roaming and a lot of coming of age feelings. The Tamakis’ are good at capturing the adolescent and young adult vibes here. Even though the characters were moody and even annoying at times, they felt real for their age. The art was interesting as well.

July 30-31, 2024.