Reading Recommendations for adults from the staff of Oshkosh Public Library.
February Staff Picks from Adult Services:
Spring is on our minds, but not yet in our gardens. Get cozy and read your way through the last dredges of winter! –Sarah Read
The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Recommended by Alia.
I am enjoying this book because it talks about the levels of reality using a term called ‘echoes’. Each layer the protagonist delves deeper into reveals a slightly altered version of her reality. It begs the question, what is real, and what is just a reflection of another reality…or dream.
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe – Second in a series
Recommended by Alia.
This is a re-read but one that always has me riveted. It is a sequel to A Borrowed Man. But this one is so much more intense. It’s a short read but discusses the idea of owning the sentience of a person placed in a clone. The little girl in the story figures out her clone was a writer, and a version of his real person is still alive. The story gets twisted but further explores the dilemmas between real life and the one that is manufactured for us by greater powers.
Here One Moment by Laine Moriarty
Check this title out on Libby as an e-book or e-audiobook.
Recommended by Amy.
This is a fast-paced enjoyable read mixing humor with some heavier topics dealing with life's challenges, mainly centered around mortality and choices one makes to protect not only yourself but those you love. My reading preference is fiction that is mostly character-driven and this fits the bill.