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Holly Brickley

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Fiction, Contemporary

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February 2007

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Holly Brickley is originally from Hope, British Columbia, and now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two daughters. She studied English at UC Berkeley and received an MFA in fiction from Columbia University.

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Average rating: 3.63 · 33,565 ratings · 7,788 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Deep Cuts 3.63 avg rating — 33,562 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Holly Brickley and 3 other people liked Jen Ross Plude's review of Deep Cuts: "Oh. My. GOD. I wish I could read this book for the first time over and over again. I honestly spent every night after work sitting next to my laptop with the QR playlist open, reading this book, and hitting play every time a song name appeared. It wa" Read more of this review »
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Holly Brickley and 5 other people liked Em Jacobs Reads's review of Deep Cuts: "I absolutely adored this book! The writing is phenomenal — the plot wildly engaging even though it never skews overly dramatic; the characters beautifully developed and real — I was transported. I loved listening to the music the book referenced as I" Read more of this review »
Feb 06, 2025 05:15PM · see review
Holly Brickley and 33 other people liked Suzanne Leopold (Suzy Approved Book Reviews)'s review of Tilt: "Add this one to your 2025 reads! The setting is in Portland, Oregon. Annie is 8 months pregnant and shopping for a crib in IKEA. The book is set in one single day as she focuses on her survival after an earthquake and trying to reunite with her husba" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Holly Brickley (?)

“Instead of sleeping that night I revised my end of the conversation in my head over and over, a lifelong pastime I always rationalized as productive since the lessons could apply to future interactions, though that never seemed to happen.”
― Holly Brickley, Deep Cuts

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“I personally like to pretend the phrase “deep cut” has a totally different meaning, one that has nothing to do with anyone else’s opinion. How deep does it cut? How close to the bone? How long do you feel it?”
― Holly Brickley, Deep Cuts

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“I think songs gave me a window into a magical life,” I said. “Something bigger, or whatever, waiting out there. And I felt like the only way to get there was through the songs. Like the songs, if I listened hard enough, would show me how to get it right.”
― Holly Brickley, Deep Cuts

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July Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister

6 votes, 27.3%

Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

3 votes, 13.6%

Deep Cuts

by Holly Brickley

3 votes, 13.6%

The Dark Maestro

by Brendan Slocumb

2 votes, 9.1%

Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell

2 votes, 9.1%

Tell Me Everything

by Minka Kelly

2 votes, 9.1%

Black Woods Blue Sky

by Eowyn Ivey

1 vote, 4.5%

Birding with Benefits

by Sarah T. Dubb

1 vote, 4.5%

How to Build a Girl

by Caitlin Moran

1 vote, 4.5%

Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin

1 vote, 4.5%

22 total votes

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