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JAMES by Percival Everett ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don’t think I’ve read a clearer book in message and execution before.
Mar 212 min read


LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’m not sure how I made it though this beautifully strange book without sobbing, but I did.
Jan 232 min read


CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hunger, violence, longing, and humor: a coming-of-age concoction that's an unexpectedly perfect blend.
Dec 10, 20242 min read


DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not since reading East of Eden have I felt like I was reading a masterpiece.
Aug 28, 20242 min read


DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It makes you want to hold someone close, to not take anything for granted. And that’s exactly the kind of stories I like.
Jan 6, 20243 min read


THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I enjoy a nice love story when the mood is right, but this was one for the ages.
Dec 27, 20232 min read


HOME GAME: AN ACCIDENTAL GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD by Michael Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books like Home Game are like sharing war stories with someone already out of the trenches.
Dec 30, 20222 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #4: EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you plan on doing any existing in the future, this story will be relevant. I promise.
Sep 7, 20222 min read


A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stuck in one place for an unnatural, unending period of time — yep, this couldn’t have been a more appropriately timed book.
Dec 16, 20202 min read


THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A beautiful, heart-stopping and heart-aching course through the braids of time.
Apr 18, 20201 min read


THE SHADOW RISING (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Forgive any doubts in book three -- we have boarded the hype train.
Apr 16, 20202 min read
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