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A Different Viewpoint: Cleanness

February 24, 2020

cleanness

It’s very likely that at some point in our lives we’ve all experienced feelings of loneliness and alienation, but it is unlikely that we’ve been made to feel unnatural or that we have no right to even ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary

gods with a little g

August 16, 2019

gods

On Monday, I reviewed a novel centered around the lives of two ministers, but it was not a book focused on organized religion. Today’s novel, gods with a little g, is the opposite, with religion at ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: California, coming-of-age, contemporary life, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary

Death is Hard Work

February 15, 2019

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Bolbol’s father has just died in Damascus. Before he did, he made one final request of his son—he wants to be buried in the family’s plot in his hometown. It’s two hours away and without thinking ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: cultural, family, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary, Middle East

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

November 12, 2018

uncommon

Everyone knows the old saying that the best things come in small packages. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to refer to jewelry, but I’m happy to report that it can also be true of books. For any number ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: England, Farrar Straus Giroux, humor

The Mere Wife by Maria Headley

July 30, 2018

mere

  Maybe every monster is a miracle meant to change the world... Author Maria Headley dives into a modern-day retelling of Beowolf beginning with its title, The Mere Wife. This is no novel ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Farrar Straus Giroux, literary, retellings, women

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