This month features two books exploring myths of utopias, ideal lives, and shared power. Our main read is Mahmud El Sayed's science fiction take on the Arab Spring and revolution, The Republic of Memory. Our sub-read is Caro Claire Burke's look at trad wife myths and realities, Yesteryear.

A well-written and interestingly themed novel in which Choi does a masterful job depicting a forgotten history and painting a dysfunctional family, Flashlight is marred only by how deeply unlikeable some of the main characters are.

A good concept of a novel that was let down by some poorly written characters and a plot that disappoints, Hemlock failed to win any converts at NUBClub.