Nilanjana S Roy: Books of the Year

Some of the pleasure of a Books of the Year list is felt by the reader, but only some

Some of the pleasure of a Books of the Year list is felt by the reader, but only some. I hope I never grow so jaded as to lose the pleasure of going over each month’s reading diary, revisiting the surprise of discovery, the deeper satisfaction of letting an author unsettle you. This is, as always, a partial list but it might be a useful starting point.  Books of the times  Secondhand Time – Svetlana Alexievich (Juggernaut): Told like a “novel in voices”, Alexievich collects oral histories of the Soviet Union that read like warnings to all ...

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Nilanjana S Roy: Books of the Year