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Bobby Keniston

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Average rating: 4.5 · 2 ratings · 1 review · 3 distinct works
The ReProgramming Of Jeremy

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King Sorrow by Joe  Hill
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A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
A Guardian and a Thief
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Like her first novel, "A Burning," Megha Majumdar's "A Guardian and a Thief" is beautifully written, important, and ultimately tragic and depressing.

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Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
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Jennette McCurdy's debut novel, "Half His Age", is impressive in many ways: it doesn't pull punches, doesn't mind making one feel uncomfortable (I even felt uncomfortable checking it out of my local library with the intentionally provocative cover), ...more
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Marriage to the Sea by Sarah Stone
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I found the first novella fascinating and engaging, with some excellent writing.
The quality of the writing remained in the second of the linked novellas, but, alas, for me, I did not find it nearly as interesting, or the relationships as well explor
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James   McBride
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Finally read James McBride's "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store," and was happy to find the usual humor, depth of character, and sly social commentary on display in this well-researched piece of hi
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Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami
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I was fortunate to receive a digital ARC for this book to review for the Book Supplement of Summer Brennan's Writer's Notebook on Substack. You can read my full review there, but I will say, here, that I loved this book.

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Boom Town by Nic Stone
" I didn't know Nic Stone had an adult thriller... I love her YA books, particularly Dear Martin and Dear Justyce. ...more "
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Vaim by Jon Fosse
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"Vaim" is Jon Fosse's first new work since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023 (rockin' that dynamite money!), and the first work of his I have read (though I have heard great things about "Septology").

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Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks
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Harold Pinter
“I hate brandy...it stinks of modern literature.”
Harold Pinter, Betrayal

Charlotte Brontë
“I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Joan Didion
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
Joan Didion

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The Historical Fiction Readathon is here . . . This readathon is running from 1st to 31st May 2022. All you have to do to take part is read one work ...more
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