Dulaney’s literary choices for April consisted of all-around thought-provoking reads. The novels that students and staff chose to read this month reflect the interests and passions within our community, such as science-fiction, history, astrology and thrillers.

Liya Yoseph 

Senior Liya Yoseph is reading “Dune” by Frank Herbert this April, after watching a Youtube video that listed the novel as a “must-read”. The science fiction novel tells the life of young Paul Atreides, whose family becomes the supervisors of Arrakis, a planet that produces a valuable spice, melange, that is used to extend life. Paul eventually grows up to become the leader of a rebellion in attempt to avenge his father’s death.

Reading is an important pastime for Yoseph, as she is an active member of the Dulaney book club. Yoseph is always open to new book recommendations, regardless of the genre. 

“I don’t really prefer a specific genre, I like reading from a variety of genres like nonfiction and sci-fi. Ebooks also allow me to read whenever I want to from my phone,“ says Yoseph.

Natalie Albergo

While browsing through selections at a local bookstore, Senior Natalie Albergo picked up “The Girl Who Smiled Beads” by Clemantine Wamariya. The book is a memoir about Clemantine’s life as a refugee after escaping genocide in Rwanda in 1994. The story was perfect to satisfy Albergo’s interest in starting a new history non-fiction book.

“Clemantine and her sister travel through many countries in Africa, living in difficult conditions in refugee camps until they finally move back to the United States.. Clematine’s retelling is really interesting because these events happened when she was very young,” says Albergo.

Graham O’Connell

Junior Graham O’Connell is reading “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. O’Connell was immediately drawn to the book when seeing it displayed at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.  The book explains the origins of the basic physical forces, the structure of the Universe and the laws of nature and astronomy. 

“I gravitate towards science, science fiction and philosophy,” O’Connell says.

O’Connell’s position as the President of the Dulaney philosophy club also increases his interest in reading these specific book genres. 

Jamie Bare

Marketing teacher Jamie Bare has decided to take on two books this month: “The Majesties,” by Tiffany Tsao and “Home Before Dark” by Riley Sager. As an active member of a book club, Bare always has a book to read in her free time. “Home Before Dark” consisted of a lot more plot twists than Bare thought there would be, whereas “The Majesties” is more of an expected psychological thriller. “The Majesties” is set in the present day and explores the underlying secrets of a wealthy Chinese-Indonesian Sulinado family. Negative events start to occur after their daughter, Estella, poisons the clan of 300 people at a family dinner. Bare remains unsure of whether the book truly falls under the thriller genre now that she is done reading it. 

“The plot sounded really cool and it was interesting because I’d never known anything about that culture, but I don’t know, in terms of thriller, which is what I usually turn to, I wouldn’t call it that.  I just don’t take reading so seriously. I want it to be super enjoyable. I don’t want it to be super heavy either. It’s kind of like an escape, so I just don’t tend to turn to really poetic and deep, symbolic books,” expresses Bare. 

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