Books reviewed by Sally Gutierrez
|
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai |
The plot is a layered, emotional, powerful story about a professor/blogger in her early 40s, who goes back to a posh high school which she both hated and loved, and begins to delve into a murder case of a teen-age student who died when they both studied there. There are other subplots, such as the media today, what it means to be a teenager (or an adult), how trauma works, and the beauty and strength of friendships in every generation.
(bwl 116 Spring 2025) |
|
|
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai |
The first chapter already made me cry; the story is about a group of young friends in Chicago during the AIDS crisis, and it brings back all those wonderful men (and women) who died from the lack of interest and funding. The novel moves between the 1980s and 2015 examining the commitment, pain and trauma of the women who cared for them, lost them and survived them. It’s sad but also funny at times, very human, beautiful and necessary.
(bwl 116 Spring 2025) |
|
|
