I am terrible at remembering character names in general, even worse if there are multiple characters with similar names. So you're not alone!
I just finished The Pairing and thought it was quite good. McQuiston is an interesting author in that all of their novels are pretty different from each other, though obviously with a throughline of queer romance.
OK I know you don't really read YA but hear me out because Jandy Nelson, who's one of the most beautiful YA writers of all time, has a new one out that is both queer and plays off East of Eden. (Which, admittedly, I remember loving deeply but could not tell you a thing about, though I read it for fun on a Spring Break in Miami, so I did not get to have any class discussions about it.) (I also, I am dying to know what ARC you were linked to and if it's any good and also if it's already on my radar.)
I can't wait to read the new Nelson. It's on my library wait list as we speak. I"ll Give You the Sun was a such a special book for me. And I got an arc of My Documents by Kevin Nguyen - I really liked his first book, and I read any article he puts out.
I am terrible at remembering character names in general, even worse if there are multiple characters with similar names. So you're not alone!
I just finished The Pairing and thought it was quite good. McQuiston is an interesting author in that all of their novels are pretty different from each other, though obviously with a throughline of queer romance.
OK I know you don't really read YA but hear me out because Jandy Nelson, who's one of the most beautiful YA writers of all time, has a new one out that is both queer and plays off East of Eden. (Which, admittedly, I remember loving deeply but could not tell you a thing about, though I read it for fun on a Spring Break in Miami, so I did not get to have any class discussions about it.) (I also, I am dying to know what ARC you were linked to and if it's any good and also if it's already on my radar.)
I can't wait to read the new Nelson. It's on my library wait list as we speak. I"ll Give You the Sun was a such a special book for me. And I got an arc of My Documents by Kevin Nguyen - I really liked his first book, and I read any article he puts out.
Ohh wow that looks fantastic and utterly gutting.