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Tom Perrotta recommended Ethan Frome in Books (curated)

 
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (4 Ratings)
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"Only a few works of fiction can reasonably be called “perfect,” and this is one of them. There’s a crystalline purity to the prose, and a wintry sadness in the story. It gets deep in your bones."

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Steven Pinker recommended The Blind Watchmaker in Books (curated)

 
The Blind Watchmaker
The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins | Science & Mathematics
(0 Ratings)
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"Perhaps the best display of expository scientific prose of the twentieth century. It gave me the idea to try my hand at the genre in “The Language Instinct,” and had a strong influence on my own writing."

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Jamie Lee Curtis recommended East of Eden in Books (curated)

 
East of Eden
East of Eden
John Steinbeck | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
9.3 (9 Ratings)
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"Steinbeck is my favorite author. I own first editions of this book, as well as everything on this list. East of Eden has some of the finest prose and also op-eds buried deep in this beautiful novel."

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