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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Kingsolver transports the reader into one young man's heartbreaking life in a manner that feels no less than brilliant. I couldn't stop asking myself how she accessed that voice, that vernacular, those sensibilities. Although this…
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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas Having heard this book compared to Atkinson's Life after Life, I was very excited to read it. Whereas Life after Life accomplishes elegant, almost dream-like revisions of a life's outcome, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano…
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus I was excited to read this after all the hype. It is a funny rendering, but at times too long and schmaltzy. This is the type of book that will make a great rom com movie. I had issues with the structure, the way it started and then the…
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If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

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If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery This book's power is made even more sharp by its economy, it's exactitude. The interconnected stories, or loosely connected chapters, however you choose to name them, are so rich in nuance that Escoffery blazes fearlesslessly along with…
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Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

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Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez This is a memoir of inter-connected, more or less chronological essays that took me on a journey of laughter, tears, empowerment and despair. Erica’s writing (and narration of the audiobook) was courageous and so honest. It was…
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Cyclorama by Adam Langer · NYJB Review

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Cyclorama by Adam Langer This review was originally posted on the New York Journal of Books. Cyclorama is a stunning novel that weaves together past and present while reflecting on and questioning Anne Frank’s timeless assertion, “In spite of everything, I still believe…
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The Nine

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Eden: A Novel

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