Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~5.6 hr
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
by Ben Fountain (2012)
About this book
A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders. Asked to be part of the Dallas Cowboys' halftime show on Thanksgiving, Specialist Billy Lynn, one of the eight surviving men of the Bravo Squad, finds his life forever changed by this event that causes him to better understand difficult truths about himself.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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