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If, Then by Kate Hope Day

March 13, 2019

if then

It feels a bit as if alternate realities are all the rage in fiction this year, which is not too surprising if you pay attention to what’s happening in the real world. First, there was The Dreamers, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, literary, Pacific Northwest, science fiction

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

January 16, 2019

dreamers

The Dreamers opens with one of the greatest sources of angst for college girls—dorm life. Mei’s roommate, Kara, is wildly popular after only a month at school, while Mei cannot find her way into any ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, fantasy, Random House, science fiction

Foe: A Novel by Iain Reid

September 6, 2018

foe

Junior and Henrietta live on a small farm. They are isolated from everyone, but close to each other. When Terrance arrives and tells them that Junior has been selected to participate in a program ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, literary, marriage, science fiction, Scout Press

Before She Sleeps by Bina Shah

August 10, 2018

before

  Men’s physical appetites are huge, but their emotional appetites are without end. Set in Green City, the capital of South West Asia Before She Sleeps is a dystopic novel along the lines ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, dystopia, Middle East, science fiction, women

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

August 8, 2018

it's

These days it seems it’s harder and harder to get anyone to agree on anything so why should books be any different? What is different is that we’re nicer people so sometimes I’m able to admit—It’s Not ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, dystopia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, mini-reviews, science fiction

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