Book Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

-

 Happy February!

I hope this new year has been finding you well so far, and to mark the first whole book finished this year, I wanted to highlight the wonderful Tayari Jones. 

Having read An American Marriage through the recommendation of a friend a few years ago, I knew I had to read Jones's second book. In it, her characters are so alive and fully-formed, with nuance, flaw and individuality. Her writing style is detailed and crafted, easy to get lost in. Jones covers race, class and the messy lives of humanity so effortlessly, you find yourself pages in within minutes. 

Silver Sparrow follows the parallel lives of two stepsisters and through the majority of the narrative, only one is aware of the other. It spans generations, decisions made in youth and the varied nature and nurture parenting, that projects each of us into our fate. 

I didn't want this book to end and I will absolutely be getting my hands on anything else released by this incredible writer. If you've read either of her books, what did you think? Let me know. 

Happy reading! 

Molly

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

-
 " May your paths be safe, your floors unbroken and may the house fill your eyes with beauty." Piranesi is, one of my favourite books of all time - and is a book that holds higher esteem with each read.  I first got my hands on a copy borrowed at the recommendation of a friend in 2024, and I'm so glad she told me about it. This book transcends anything I previously thought I knew about fantasy and is one of the best examples of original world-building that I have ever had the privilege to read. I am currently working through my third read and it captivates me just as much, if not more, than it did on my first.  I recently went to the seaside for a couple of days and was struck by how fitting the world Clarke so masterfully creates, aligns with coastal scenery. The book describes a world within a house, a place with many floors and halls. The house boasts upper floors which are in the clouds, whilst its lower ones are covered by tides and swells of sea. The house defies co...
Read more

Book Review: A Christmas Read - A Ukrainian Christmas by Nadiyka Gerbish and Yaroslav Hrytsak

-
 Hello,  Today I wanted to jump back on the book blog to write about a read that is perfect for Christmas.  With officially fifteen days left until the big day, I thought now would be a perfect time to talk about A Ukrainian Christmas by Nadiyka Gerbish and Yaroslav Hrytsak.  There is a little back story - as is the case with 99.9% of the books that fall into my hands without a recommendation. I first brought a copy of this book, just before Christmas on the busy Bold Street in the Heart of Liverpool. I was browsing the local independent book shop, looking for something beautiful and captivating, to slightly mirror the famous William Morris quote but not quite do it justice.  Drawn to what I now know to be Ukrainian artwork adorning the cover, I had a feeling that my book token was going to be used wisely. Flower and plant motifs in red, gold and blue adorn the cover and back of the book. In fact, it is so beautiful to look at, I almost thought that the inn...
Read more

Book Review: The Small Hand by Susan Hill

-
 Hello,  It's cold and dark today, so I hope you can go and grab a blanket and get cosy. Today is Halloween after all, and what better way to celebrate than by reading a spooky story.  Today's review is exactly that. The Small Hand is a ghost story first published in 2010 by Susan Hill, the author of the famous horror story The Woman In Black. I first saw this story only a few days ago, sitting merrily in the Oxfam Bookshop window. I can not resist a good ghost story and I first saw the beautiful embossed blue cover and thought "It can't be.. It is! Another ghost story!"  I brought it straight away with a Victorian collection of ghost stories I also found - strangely linked to this, as in both antiquarian's are featured. This Victorian collection is a little harder to read, but this story is a perfectly formed and accessible ghost story. It follows Adam Snow, a rare book seller as he stumbles upon a derelict house one evening. The house is overgrown, dilapidat...
Read more