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An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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"The breathtaking beauty of Alameddine’s prose alone makes this compulsive reading. Its true genius, however, lies in the sacrosanct ideas that the narrator—a translator of books that will never be read—lays bare with humorous irreverence, wry insouciance, or intellectual outrage. She is fearless in looking at aging and death, the morality of war and survival, and the true meaning of a meaningful life. She also gives advice on not dying your hair blue in bad light."

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Snatched (Will Trent, #5.5)
Snatched (Will Trent, #5.5)
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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A short story highlighting one of Will's airport bathroom experiences. We hear him joke about not wanting to be stuck with that job and there's a quick mention that he spent time there for not cutting his hair, but Snatched takes you into one of the actual events. This story kept my attention and had me rooting for Will and his team from beginning to end. I had actual tears in my eyes by the time it was over.