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Neil Gaiman recommended Horns in Books (curated)

 
Horns
Horns
Joe Hill | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror
7.9 (19 Ratings)
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"An immensely powerful writer. This, his second novel, is about a man who wakes up after a bad night with horns pushing out of his forehead."

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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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If there is one thing scarier than a dystopian novel about the future, it’s one written in the past that has already begun to come true.

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Meg Wolitzer recommended The House of Mirth in Books (curated)

 
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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"A great social novel that feels shockingly contemporary as it confronts ideas of class. (Also, it must be said that Wharton’s novels are so deeply pleasurable.)"

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Julianne Moore recommended Jacob's Folly in Books (curated)

 
Jacob's Folly
Jacob's Folly
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"A highly complex and riveting novel that spans centuries, cultures, and families -- all from the perspective of a man that has been reincarnated as a fly!"

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Brooke Shields recommended And Sons in Books (curated)

 
And Sons
And Sons
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"A novel about fathers, sons, and families that intricately describes New York City and the complexity of its people. It really drew me into its world."

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Hugh Dancy recommended Women in Love in Books (curated)

 
Women in Love
Women in Love
D.H. Lawrence | 1992 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Nobody has ever written like D.H.Lawrence (except bad imitators, and nothing’s more embarrassing than knock-off Lawrence. Sometimes he’s pretty embarrassing too). This novel transports you."

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James Ivory recommended Home in Books (curated)

 
Home
Home
Marilynne Robinson | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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"“Home” is the third novel of Marilynne Robinson who, in another age, President Obama invited to the White House so that he could talk to her."

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The Small Backs of Children
The Small Backs of Children
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"Yuknavitch takes on art, sex, and the traumas of history in a gut-punch of a novel that reads like nothing else in current American fiction."

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Kim Gordon recommended The Flamethrowers in Books (curated)

 
The Flamethrowers
The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner | 2014 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"“Reading Rachel Kushner’s novel The Flamethrowers, I could relate to the sensation of being young in New York, living on the outside of the art world."

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The Blue
The Blue
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I couldn't wait to post my review of this fascinating novel, so here's the link https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/02/01/the-tint-and-the-taint/