Dear Bookclub,
Zooming through yet another month, we zoomed our way through "The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell". Robert Dugoni's extraordinary novel was well-liked, luring 'meh' readers to warm-up with the discussion-revisit. Vivid characters, clean writing and tear-rendering charmed our read-ratings to the top of our benchmarks. Dugoni's creative use of Sam's ocular albinism cast a wide literary net, and set us sailing through decades and topics with ease and enjoyment like an unimaginable buffet of days-gone-by. Many topics, uncomfortable, were nonetheless believably presented to provoke examination and empathy. Such technique was winning for the reader.
More on ocular albinism:
Dugoni's personal family experience, documented in his afterword, is well worth the read and lends an additional depth to his novel. If you missed it or want to revisit, please check out this interview:
Being a little cat crazy, I can't help but share Dugoni's short video on his writing 'technique':
Our collective suggestions for an upcoming read:
"A Tale of Two Cities" Charles Dickens
"The Wonder" Emma Donoghue *chosen
"Do Not Become Alarmed" Maile Maloy
"The Hate You Give" Angie Thomas
Up next:
Healthy reading,
LK
