If you are looking for some great adventure books to sink your teeth into, take a look at these curated by the Adventee review team.
The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian
Girl finds herself suddenly pursued by her longtime crush as well as her academic nemesis. But the thing that sets this book apart is the setting, a small town that is slowly sliding underwater.
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Former college bandmates, now middle-aged, revisit old secrets and grapple with marriage in all its complexity. Meanwhile, their adolescent children are falling in love with one another. Straub has a gift for exposing larger truths through small, telling details. Her warmth and sense of humor electrify every page.
Olio by Tyehimba Jess
This is an extraordinary book of poems and a big one — you could do worse than get yourself book strong by doing curls of this and the Lispector. But make no mistake. This is an immensely excellent second book from Jess, who has brought to life here many black artists whose work built up to the Harlem Renaissance: Blind Tom, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Harry “Box” Brown, Scott Joplin, Sissieretta Jones. This is some of the most fun you’ll have learning about American history.
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