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Cloud Cuckoo Land

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The Book of Magic (Practical Magic, #2)

The Book of Magic is a really great conclusion to the Practical Magic series. I think fans of the Owens family are going to love it.

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Bewilderment

Bewilderment is a gorgeously written, heartbreaking, highly consumable novel. I didn’t think it was perfect, but I definitely did enjoy it.

Deedi Brown 10/2/21 Deedi Brown 10/2/21

The Souvenir Museum

The Souvenir Museum is a collection of solid stories. Unfortunately, not many of them grabbed me, but I did like the fact that many of the stories were linked.

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Gallant

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Matrix

Matrix is a feast of language with a premise you can’t help but love. It’s really different from Groff’s other work, and it’s not my favorite, but I liked and appreciated it a lot.

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Zorrie

Zorrie is a quiet but emotional novel. It’s short, and yet contains a woman’s whole life — with deep characterization. I read it in one day and enjoyed it very much.

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Abundance

Abundance is a book that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to — humbling and frustrating, it’s an empathetic look inside the trap of poverty in America today. I think you should read it.

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China Room

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The Renunciations: Poems

As you can expect, this collection is raw and moving. But I also loved the way these poems were simultaneously layered and accessible.

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The Actual Star

Oh my gosh, I loved The Acutal Star so much. It’s so creative and smart and well-written. Every chapter was a puzzle. This is one to savor and enjoy!

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Crying in H Mart

Crying in H Mart is a beautifully written, deeply honest memoir. It will make you laugh, cry, and order Korean food.

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Olive Kitteridge

I’m late to the game with both Elizabeth Strout and Olive Kitteridge, but I’m so glad I finally arrived! What beautifully rendered characters. I loved it.

Deedi Brown 9/11/21 Deedi Brown 9/11/21

The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #1)

The Silvered Serpents is a fun book two in the Gilded Wolves trilogy. It’s a formulaic YA fantasy plot, but in a way that’s entertaining and could make a great comfort read.

Deedi Brown 9/7/21 Deedi Brown 9/7/21

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois is a true feat. This one feels like a new great American novel, sweeping and forceful. I loved all 800 pages, and I expect it to win many awards.

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Anthropocene Reviewed is a really beautiful, perfectly digestible collection of essays that reflect on the state of the world in a way that touches something deep inside you.

Deedi Brown 9/2/21 Deedi Brown 9/2/21

Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

I loved wrapping up the arc that the first four novellas followed; watching Murderbot find, leave, and find its people again was beautiful.

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Nightbitch

Nightbitch is a wild trip of well-written, feminist magical realism. Rachel Yoder’s depiction of motherhood and the animal that lives inside us rings true, even for those (like me) who aren’t mothers.

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Feral Creatures (Hollow Kingdom, #2)

I loved Feral Creatures! It was just as funny and heartwarming and clever as Hollow Kingdom. Kira Jane Buxton is so witty and these books are exactly my kind of humor.

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The Promise

I’m really glad I read The Promise, which brings South Africa from the end of Apartheid to the present day to life on the page, vividly and impressively. Damon Galgut is obviously a masterful writer.