Esther GoodFeb 1, 2016Review: The Goldfinch by Donna TarttDonna Tartt’s The Goldfinch is about the chaos that latches on to Theodore Decker’s life when he loses his mother in a terrorist attack....
Esther GoodJan 21, 2016Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanIn Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman tells the tale of two “functions” of the brain: System 1 (our automatic thought processes)...
Esther GoodJan 14, 2016Review: The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanAmy Tan’s The Joy Luck club follows the difficult relationships between four Chinese women and their American-born daughters. The story...
Esther GoodJan 10, 2016Review: Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonMarilynne Robinson’s Gilead is written as the “begets” of the dying Reverend John Ames—a compilation of writings to leave his young son....
Esther GoodJan 9, 2016Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJunot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao follows the story of a Dominican family and the fukú (curse) that haunts them. It...
Esther GoodNov 19, 2015On Refugees: My Story and Some FactsI grew up in an area where conflict rose and fell like the tide—sometimes the fighting increased, and sometimes the calm. It could be...