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Tell the Wolves I’m Home

December 9, 2019

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  You could try and believe what you wanted, but it never worked. Your brain and your heart decided what you were going to believe and that was that. June is a bit of a loner who feels ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, debut, literary, New York City, Random House

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

October 24, 2019

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On Monday I reviewed Olive Kitteridge in preparation for today’s review of Elizabeth Strout’s sequel, Olive, Again. I’ll start by saying these books stand alone. Olive is Olive is Olive. She’s a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, New England, Random House

Quichotte by Salman Rushdie

September 23, 2019

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Sam DuChamp is a so-so spy novelist when he gets the idea to write a novel based on Don Quixote. Quichotte is born. He’s a 70-year-old former pharmaceutical sales rep whose life has been reduced to ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, magical realism, pop culture, Random House, social issues

The Age of Miracles

August 7, 2019

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It isn’t noticed at first, but on October 6th in some unspecified year of the not-so-distant future the scientific community notifies the world that Earth’s rotation is slowing and that a day has ... Read More...

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We Went to the Woods

June 28, 2019

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Fresh out of college, Mackenzie signs up to be on a millennial-only competition reality TV show. It goes very wrong, she makes a big mistake, and is duly excoriated everywhere. When she meets a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: literary, new adult, Random House

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