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American Modern: Hopper to O'Keefe

Esther Adler and Kathy Curry

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American Modern presents a fresh look at The Museum of Modern Arts holdings of American art made...

Ari Augustine (10 KP) rated American Stranger: A Novel in Books

May 4, 2020

American Stranger: A Novel

David Plante | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

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American Stranger was timeless and beautifully written. The main character, Nancy Green, is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and it followers her struggle to navigate in American life and to find her own identity. I loved the rich culture and backgrounds of those Green encounters and the internal conflict she tries to overcome. The plot was consistent and evenly paced, but I think I would have wanted more action or more active participation from Green, at least. As a main character, I loved her flaws and her sentimentality. I loved the psychology behind it all, but felt life was happening to her - as if she were a leaf to the wind.

That aside, however, I really liked this book and would definitely recommend it.

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American Heroes Quilts, Past & Present

Don Beld

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With 400 color and black and white images, American Heroes Quilts, Past & Present, is the first...

Purrsistently (46 KP) rated Sing, Unburied, Sing in Books

Jun 21, 2018

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

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While it is excellent work, this is not really an entertainment read. Ward lays out so much in story far more powerfully than any essay on American race relations, trauma, privilege, and rural southern life ever could. It was chilling, moving, eyeopening for me. I definitely want to read Ward's other books.

The audiobook is very well done as well, read by a talented cast.

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Stephanie Neve (104 KP) rated Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake in Books

Jul 30, 2019

A witty and interesting tale of the life of an American check swindler (0 more)

An abrupt ending left me wanting more. (0 more)

I really enjoyed this book and read it in a very short space of time. It was interesting hearing the minutiae of how he performed his heists.

He was very woman obsessed though. It reads very 60's sexist but otherwise a fun read!