Since 1992, Ann Patchett has given us strange, compelling novels that throw together disparate people who strain against and long for and accidentally form ersatz families. Her latest offering, Commonwealth, is one of this year's best reads.
"I read the way one might stroll. … I feel myself to be a sacred trespasser…"
Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
© Jennifer Levasseur & Kevin Rabalais. All rights reserved.