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Utopia Avenue: A Novel by David Mitchell

July 22, 2020

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‘Utopia’ means ‘no place.’ An avenue is a place. So is music. When we’re playing well, I’m here, but elsewhere, too. That’s the paradox. Utopia is unattainable. Avenues are everywhere. Derek, Elf, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, historical fiction, literary, London, pop culture

Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen

May 1, 2019

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When I was a pre-teen and even into my early teen years I would go to the local library and, using ‘safe’ magazines like National Geographic as covers, slip issues of the completely unsafe and utterly ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, Berkley, book clubs, historical fiction, New York City, pop culture, women

Cruel Beautiful World

October 26, 2016

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  Sometimes a book’s marketing can end up working against it. I found this to be the case with Caroline Leavitt’s Cruel Beautiful World. The synopsis and various blurbs referenced the Manson ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, Algonquin Books, coming-of-age, family, literary

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

October 24, 2016

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Wonderful news, kittens, one of my 5 star, favorite novels of 2016 comes out in paperback tomorrow! The Swans of Fifth Avenue is fabulously divine reading about Truman Capote, 1950s Manhattan and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, Bantam, historical fiction, Manhattan, wealth

The Girls

June 27, 2016

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I wanted them to like me.  Such a simple sentence. Six words, and yet, coming three-fourths of the way through Emma Cline’s debut novel The Girls, they hold the key to the entire novel. They are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, book clubs, coming-of-age, Random House

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