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Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun
Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun
Gene Wolfe | 1994 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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"The best science fiction novel of the last century. A four volume book about memory and truth."

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark, Candia McWilliam | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
7.0 (3 Ratings)
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"A droll, precise novel about a charismatic teacher and her group of favorite students. Witty, chilling, divine."

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Member of the Wedding
Member of the Wedding
Carson McCullers | 2001 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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"A lushly written coming-of age novel that also has much to say about race, death, loneliness."

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The Book Of Mirrors
The Book Of Mirrors
E.O. Chirovici | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller
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8.7 (3 Ratings)
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While the climax isn't wow, it is a well-written and well structured novel. Surrounding the death of a professor, there are multiple narratives and plots working against each other, with the constant question raised throughout about who is telling the truth. Good, not perfect first novel.
  
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    Bertrand Belin

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    In this novel, the narrator describes his drowning in an artificial lake, while on the shore, his...