Four Dervishes by Hammad Rind

It's started with a blackout, and it's actually another blackout, according to the narrator, who later introduces himself as Kushro. The outage is a cruel disruption to the viewers of the famous show, which broadcasts daily during the evening. The Tache Show is a reality show about the daily lives…

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

One-Sentence Summary: A wealthy family living in a rule-bound community is curious and obsessed with a struggling family who lives a freestyle life. Shaker Heights appears to be a happy place to live. It seems filled with lovely community and various facilities, including golf, riding, tennis and boating. That summer,…

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

A man shot himself in front of the narrator Joan when she was having dinner with another married man. The narrator introduces the man as Vic, who used to be her boss. The story continues with Vic's family background and how their affair started. The affair then leads to his…

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

One-Sentence Summary: A life journey of an art thief after the loss of his mother. The narrator confines himself in a hotel room, thinking of his mother and later reveals that he is a 27-year-old American man who travels to Amsterdam for the first time. He is eager to get…

1Q84 (1Q84 #1 - 3) by Haruki Murakami

Book 1 - April - June Book 2 - July - September Book 3 - October - December Two moons. Janacek Sinfonietta. Cult. Little People. While listening to classical music in a taxi during heavy traffic, Aomame thinks of the composer's history and the origin of her name. She imagines…

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

The story doesn't give out the truth immediately but dropping bits and pieces here and there, guiding the readers to the bigger picture at a moderate pace. It captures our attention from the beginning with a Facebook post of a girl telling a story of her assault by a teacher…

The Sweet Hereafter, Russell Banks

Four different narrators are recalling their memories on the day of the school bus accident which occurred in a small town of Sam Dent. Dolores Driscoll is the most experienced school bus driver in that town. She is the first narrator who gives her account of the story, beginning with…

Pizza Girl, Jean Kyoung Frazier

This story begins with the name of the narrator's customer Jenny Hauser who orders pepperoni and pickles pizza every Wednesday. The narrator is just eighteen years old and eleven weeks pregnant at that time working as a pizza delivery girl at Eddie's. The story is gradually revealing bits and pieces…