If you thought the Canoli women were unnecessarily hung up on English, wait till you read Boys will be Boys by Sara Suleri. So eloquent, yet so prickly.
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“Boys Will Be Boys” — Sara Suleri
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The illusive Pradeep Matthew is almost real, but then he isn’t. The plot seems bizarre, but then it isn’t. You’re jealous of the romantic protagonist, but then who isn’t? The Legend of Pradeep Matthew (aka Chinaman) is an absolute delight, even more so if you’ve grown up with South Asian cricket.
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“Educated” — Tara Westover
There’s white trash… and then there’s this. Educated, what an absolute page-turner by Tara Westover. Content aside, I’m just in awe of her command on the language, and pithy expressions. 😍
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“Kafka on the Shore” — Haruki Murukami
Murukami had the effect on me that I had expected Rushdie would: it feels like a new post-Murukami world. Kafka on the Shore is an incredible story playing out on multiple planes of imagination, using very few characters, and without leaning on complex concepts or historical props. It’s supposedly his weirdest work, but it didn’t […]
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“Model Town” by Bilal Hasan Minto
This is the type of book I’d like to write. Commonplace observations, earnest thoughts, raw storylines. “Model Town” by Bilal Hasan Minto will prove to be a timeless classic.
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Trillion Dollar Coach
Bill saw all the chess pieces all the time, because he had the luxury of not being on the board. This line stood out the most for me in #trilliondollarcoach because it reminded me of the concept of the balcony in Ron Heifitz’s Adaptive Leadership theory. He defines it as “getting off the dance floor […]
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Utopia for Realists — Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman, aka Mr. Basic Income, is a historical perspective on inequality and what we need to do to fix it. Open Borders and UBI. Cancel out the birth lottery. If you haven’t, hear him speak at Davos: