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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green | 2012 | Children
10
8.3 (18 Ratings)
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I really liked this novel. I found that I really enjoyed John Green. I've heard a lot about him and I figured I'd give him a try, the fact that I found a novel by him and my favorite author was simply icing on the cake. I'm always nervous to start a David Levithan novel because you never know if it going to change your life. This book was not earth shattering but it was still an extremely interesting read and made me smile.

The characters were outrageous. Tiny was hilarious and irritating at the same time. I wanted to hug him and punch him. Will Grayson (1st Will Grayson) was an interesting guy. I found him annoying yet lovable and realistic. will grayson(2nd Will Grayson) was an interesting read. You don't get the characters when they are in the middle of everything. You get a character who is struggling with the onset of depression but never the character who has it and is just living with it.

I found myself really entertained with this novel. I am definitely glad that I read this novel and I will definitely look into John Green.
  
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (23 Ratings)
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Amazing! Want to read it again! I didn't think he could outdo kite runner but this novel was eye-opening, breathtaking, heartbreaking all in one. Highly, highly recommend!
  
Christmas With My Cowboy
Christmas With My Cowboy
Diana Palmer, Lindsay McKenna, Margaret Way | 2017 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Romance
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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The first story of this collection novel is average at best. The other stories did not really appeal to me much at all.
  
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James Whiteside recommended The Name of the Wind in Books (curated)

 
The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9.2 (74 Ratings)
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"This is perhaps the most poignant fantasy novel I've ever read. If you're a fan of fantasy, this is the series for you; a wizard's tale as poetry."

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Simon Critchley recommended Remainder in Books (curated)

 
Remainder
Remainder
Tom McCarthy | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Working with Tom over the years has been one of the great pleasures of my life. This is a perfect novel: completely conceptually rigorous and a great story."

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Eileen Myles recommended Rose of No Man's Land in Books (curated)

 
Rose of No Man's Land
Rose of No Man's Land
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Michelle is our real Charles Dickens, and this small novel is working class perfection itself: in a mall, young, gay, punk, and in love for the first time."

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Jay McInerney recommended A Handful of Dust in Books (curated)

 
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
Evelyn Waugh, Robert Murray Davis | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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"This novel shows all of Waugh’s gifts for satire and farce, but unlike his earlier novels, it has a three-dimensional, tragic protagonist in aristocratic cuckold Tony Last."

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The Lifeboat
The Lifeboat
Charlotte Rogan | 2012 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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I did not relate to this novel at all. I found it sterile and devoid of any suspense despite the dramatic nature of the story. Cold and depressing.
  
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Jeff Bezos recommended The Remains of the Day in Books (curated)

 
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Jeff Bezos’s favorite novel, about a butler who wistfully recalls his career in service during wartime Great Britain. Bezos has said he learns more from novels than nonfiction."

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