Infinite Books

A blog about my adventures in reading…

Book reviews

  • “Bad Nature” by Ariel Courage

    Hester, the heroine of Ariel Courage’s debut novel “Bad Nature,” is a 40-year-old New York lawyer with no family and no friends, and to top it off, she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Refusing the treatment, she instead decides to fulfill her goal, which she has been carrying for years, always sure that it will

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  • “Dream Count” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie knows how to write about women. I discovered this by reading her “Americanah” many years ago and was surprised by how beautiful and insightful the author’s view of women was. What great news is that after a 10-year break from fiction, one of my favorite authors is back with a new novel,

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  • “Perspective(s)” by Laurent Binet

    “Perspective(s)” is the new fiction book by Laurent Binet. I was drawn to this mystery by an intriguing description, but the book was different than I expected. It comprises 180 letters written by various people living in Florence in 1557, mostly well-known historical figures like Duke de Medici, Catherine de Medici, Michelangelo Buonarotti, and others. 

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