
If I’m ordering wine, there’s my character, hovering off to the side, forcing me to say okay okay, do you want red or white? Choosing perfume is no different, with my selection perhaps eliciting the claim that gardenia is just wrong. Writing a book means being haunted by it. In her words, here is Gian Sardar's Book Notes music playlist for her novel Take What You Can Carry: "This is an unforgettable story about war and family, responsibility and love, but Sardar also pays tribute to the priceless connections we forge at the most terrible moments…A heartbreaking story about war, family, and love." Gian Sardar's novel Take What You Can Carry tells a poignant story of family and war. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.
