RVA adults participated in Richmond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program by submitting short, three-word reviews of books they read during the summer. Here’s a brief selection of the some of the entries we received with their reviews.
Maybe you’ll find your next read!
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
“clever, intriguing, suspenseful”
Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem
“Many small snippets”
The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
“Life-changing, devastating, prosaic”
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
“Tree predicts murders”
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
“Generational trauma persists!”
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
“Love Island dupe”
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
“Charming, enlightening, internal”
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
“Lush, atmospheric, uneasy”
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
“Entertaining, creepy, unique”
The End of the Arab of the Future: A Youth in the Middle East by Riad Sattouf.
“Interesting cartoonist memoir”
Erasure by Percival Everett
“Existential, funny/sad, thought-provoking”
Finish Lines by Sarah Broyles and Hanna Schroy
“Thoughtful, creative, insightful”
Full Throttle: Stories by Joe Hill
“Blurring supernatural and reality”
How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay by Jenny Lawson
“Quirky, inspiring, funny”
How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin
“Mystery and romance”
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
“My new fav”
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher
“Exploration of autonomy”
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
“Save the world”
Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems by Rita Dove
“First poetry read”
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
“Real history crazy”
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
“Quirky, heart-warming, lyrical”
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
“Snarky and weirdly bittersweet”
The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay and Tracy Lynne Oliver
“Dark, ultimately hopeful”
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
“Surprise, unsettling, selfish”
The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent
“Romantic, carefree, fun”
The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline
“Vintage Scottoline page-turner”
