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What do readers say about The Archivist?
an extraordinary novel shifting personal realities old and yellowed a great literary novelA young woman's impassioned pursuit of a sealed cache of T. S. Eliot's letters lies at the heart of this emotionally charged novel - a story of marriage and madness, of faith and desire, of jazz-age New York and Europe in the shadow of the Holocaust.... More details on The Archivist
WITH A LITTLE EFFORT, anything can be shown to connect with anything else: existence is infinitely cross-referenced. And everything has more than one definition. A cat is a mammal, a narcissist, a com...
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What do readers say about The Witch Elm?
long and slow full of intelligent introspection character driven crime fiction first person styleNamed a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and Electric Literature
"Tana French's best and most intricately nuanced novel ye... More details on The Witch Elm
That night. I know there are an infinite number of places to begin any story, and I’m well aware that everyone else involved in this one would take issue with my choice—I can just see the wry lift at ...
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What do readers say about Kafka on the Shore?
simple, compelling, and multi-layered part allegory, part fantasy patented magical realism hoshino's character progressionKafka on the Shore displays one of the world's great storytellers at the peak of his powers.
Here we meet a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who is on the run, and Nakata, an aging simpleton who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their... More details on Kafka on the Shore
Cash isn't the only thing I take from my father's study when I leave home. I take a small, old gold lighter—I like the design and feel of it—and a folding knife with a really sharp blade. Made to skin...
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What do readers say about The Girl With All the Gifts?
dystopian/post apocalyptic tale post apocalyptic thriller crazy, weird book it was unputdownableIn the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity - or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."
Melanie is a very special g... More details on The Girl With All the Gifts
Her name is Melanie. It means “the black girl”, from an ancient Greek word, but her skin is actually very fair so she thinks maybe it’s not such a good name for her. She likes the name Pandora a whole...
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What do readers say about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay?
slow and plodding comics and superheroes unimaginative narrative style a book of fictionWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York's Golden Age of comics, now with special bonus material by the author-soon to be a Showtime limited series
"It'... More details on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
IN later years, holding forth to an interviewer or to an audience of aging fans at a comic book convention, Sam Clay liked to declare, apropos of his and Joe Kavalier's greatest creation, that back wh...
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What do readers say about Olive Kitteridge?
death and loss each and every character short story/essay form small town maine lifeWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Olive, Again
"Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You'll never forg... More details on Olive Kitteridge
For many years Henry Kitteridge was a pharmacist in the next town over, driving every morning on snowy roads, or rainy roads, or summertime roads, when the wild raspberries shot their new growth in br...
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What do readers say about The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest?
stiff and forced political conspiracies and spies impressive plot detail depth of charactersIn the concluding volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head.
But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand tr... More details on The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
He felt groggy although he had slept for only half an hour. He was on the night shift in A. & E. at Sahlgrenska hospital in Göteborg. It had been a strenuous evening. Since he had come on duty at 6.00...
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What do readers say about The Last Wish?
broken fairy tales deceptively simple story clever, easy to read geralt's different adventuresNow a Netflix original series!
Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit Netflix s... More details on The Last Wish
She entered very carefully, moving silently, floating through the chamber like a phantom; the only sound was that of her mantle brushing her naked skin. Yet this faint sound was enough to wake the wit...
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What do readers say about Go Set a Watchman?
disjointed and meandering preachy, verbose, and uneven failed first draft a writer's first novel#1 New York Times Bestseller
"Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades." - New York Times
A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Puli... More details on Go Set a Watchman
SINCE ATLANTA, SHE had looked out the dining-car window with a delight almost physical. Over her breakfast coffee, she watched the last of Georgia’s hills recede and the red earth appear, and with it ...
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What do readers say about Odinn's Child?
slow and plodding a well-researched book well-researched historical novel religion and lifeOdinn's Child by Tim Severin is the stunning first volume in the captivating Viking trilogy - an epic historical adventure in a world full of Norse mythology and bloodthirsty battles.
Our story begins in the year 1001 and the toddler, Thorgils Leiffs... More details on Odinn's Child
I SMILE SECRETLY at the refectory gossip. There is a monk in Bremen across the North Sea who has been charged with collecting information for the Bishop of Bremen-Hamburg. His name is Adam, and he has...
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