This Narrow Space by Elisha Waldman

Very interesting.

Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone

Yes, it is a spider apocalypse. With nuclear weapons. And a coup. And I loved it.

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Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr

Fun views of Rome, depressing views of babies, and very well written.

Hitler's American Model by James Q. Whitman

Fascinating, by which I mean depressing.

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

On the one hand, this was really engaging. On the other hand, the plot was over the top.

How We Eat with Our Eyes and Think with Our Stomach by Melanie Muhl

Interesting.

Counting Backwards by Henry Jay Przybylo

Very interesting book.

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

Extremely thought-provoking.

Communist Daze by Vladimir A. Tsesis

Super interesting.

Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

Kinsella is my favorite mind-candy read next to Liane Moriarty. This book was great fun.

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Annoying by Joe Palca

This was so interesting.

The American Plate by Libby O'Connell

If you have had no exposure to food history, this might be interesting, but if you have done some reading already, there won't be much new here.

When by Daniel H. Pink

Super-interesting.

American War by Omar El Akkad

Very, very well done.

The Power by Naomi Alderman

This was amazing.

Island Practice by Pam Belluck

Very interesting.

The Art of Flavor by Daniel Patterson and Mandy Aftel

meh

The Alice Behind Wonderland by Simon Winchester

Decent.

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

I have no idea why people are raving over this book. It is mediocre at best.

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

So they blurb this book as if it were a chick-lit rom-com a la Sophie Kinsella, but it . . . is not. It's good, but the fact that it used the same device as another book I read recently kind of took the punch out of it for me.