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The Body in Question

June 10, 2019

Hannah

Standard courtroom drama fiction has never been a favorite of mine, but I recently read two novels that put such an interesting spin on them I’m changing my mind a bit. I’m calling them ‘courtroom ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, crime, literary, Pantheon, thriller

The Other Americans: A Novel

April 3, 2019

other americans

Late one evening, Driss, an older man, is hit and killed in a dark intersection near his restaurant in a small town in California. His death is at the center of Laila Lalami’s new novel, The Other ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, mystery, Pantheon, social issues

So Much Life Left Over

August 6, 2018

much

Daniel, a young man in his early thirties, manages a tea plantation in Ceylon in the early 1920s. He moved there from England with his wife, Rosie, and daughter Esther, after his friend, another RAF ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, England, family saga, historical fiction, Pantheon

December Library Checkout

December 30, 2016

december

Happy last day of 2016! Suffice it to say I’m ready to wash my hands of this year. Actually, not the entire year. I had some great personal experiences earlier in 2016 but the second half has been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, contemporary life, lists, mini-reviews, Pantheon, Putnam, thriller

How to Set a Fire and Why

July 5, 2016

how to set a fire

You may be wondering why I am giving you this account. Well, I don’t know really. A bunch of things happened and I’m just putting them in order. I’m doing it for myself. You are just a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, literary, Pantheon, teen years

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