Tag: Literary Fiction
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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
I had no expectations for this book and I think that’s the right way to approach it. I’d seen that it received some good press and it was available at the library so I dove in. What an outrageously good surprise. This is kind of a crime thriller, but way smarter. The author uses the…
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
I could have read a thousand more pages of this. Opening this book was like curling up with a dog and a blanket and a warm beverage. It was so warm and charming and comforting. Towles can write. The story itself was somewhat small in scope, but it didn’t matter. Almost every page had a sentence…
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White Teeth by Zadie Smith
This was impossible to put down. The characters leap off the page, the writing is filled with energy and charm. Loved it.
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Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
Go buy this book and the biggest box of Kleenex you can find. It is stunning, beautiful and heartbreaking. I wish I could un-read this book and read it again. Easily the best book I have read this year.