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The Guest: A Novel by Emma Cline

May 18, 2023

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Alex has spent her adult years learning from her mistakes, especially when it comes to men. More specifically, men with money, the only kind who interest her. She’s 22 and has been living in Manhattan ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, vacation reading

The Covenant of Water

May 1, 2023

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Abraham Verghese is back with a new novel 14 years after his critically acclaimed bestseller, Cutting for Stone. The Covenant of Water is a saga spanning 70 years about one family with an unusual ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, historical fiction, India, literary

The Trees by Percival Everett

April 24, 2023

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Percival Everett’s novel The Trees is a dark and darkly humorous look deep into the foul, blood-clogged engine of racism. Set in a small Mississippi town locked in the 1950s, the death of two good ole ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, racism, satire, Southern life

Chrysalis: A Novel

April 13, 2023

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Ready to switch reading gears? On Tuesday I reviewed Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, a novel that was all heart and humor. Today I’m back with Chrysalis which was neither, but is a unique ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary fiction, debut, literary, women

Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

March 27, 2023

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William has known life with only one love, basketball. Due to a family tragedy when he was born his parents refused him love or any kind of interaction beyond his physical needs. Discovering a place ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, family, literary, sports

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