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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

June 14, 2019

on earth

On Wednesday I reviewed a book that I  liked, but thought others might find too odd. I have the same hesitation today, but for a different reason. Ocean Vuong’s debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: cultural, debut, literary, Penguin Press, social issues

Little Fires Everywhere

September 11, 2017

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  In her outstanding debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng delicately exposed the family tragedy that can result from unrealistic expectations and the insecurity of trying to fit ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, family, literary, Penguin Press

The Portable Veblen

February 5, 2016

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  To say that The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie gets nutty is not a derogatory comment because Veblen, the main character, is obsessed with squirrels. As in talk to them, think they’re ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Penguin Press

The Star Side of Bird Hill

July 29, 2015

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  It’s time for summer vacation but rather than spend it at home in Brooklyn Dionne and her sister Phaedra have been shipped off to Barbados, which may sound like paradise to many of us, but not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Barbados, coming-of-age, cultural, debut, Penguin Press

Lexicon: A Novel

October 23, 2013

lexicon

There is no introduction in Max Barry’s novel  Lexicon. From page one where two men have inserted a needle into another man’s eye in an airport bathroom the reader is flung hard into a wholly ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, dystopia, mystery, Penguin Press, science fiction

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