by Sean Carswell

The Mark and the Void – Paul Murray

by

Murray pulls off the impossible. He writes a funny, poignant, human, and philosophical novel about an investment banker.

Slab – Selah Saterstrom

by

Saterstrom gives voice to one of the American untouchables. It’s a complicated, beautiful, whimsical, troubling, and heart-breaking voice.

Disgruntled – Asali Solomon

by

Solomon’s protagonist does a good job of insulating herself from the outside world. This ensures that not much happens.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki – Haruki Murakami

by

The real beauty of the books, Colorless Tsukuru and all the rest, comes from the intimate relationship Murakami has with his readers.