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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) shared Books Editor 's list

Sep 14, 2017

Agreed, there have been some amazing books out this year - some of these aren't even out yet. Looking forward to reading Han Kang's new novel.

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The Guardian: Fiction in 2017

With hotly tipped new work from major names including Arundhati Roy and Paul Auster, 2017 has been a strong year for novels:

Heather, the Totality

Matthew Weiner

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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The Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to...

Fiction

The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth

William Boyd

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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A handsome, philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only stolen...

The White Book

Han Kang

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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From the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian Both the most...

Winter

Ali Smith

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The dazzling second novel in Ali Smith's essential Seasonal Quartet -- from the Baileys...

Gnomon: A Novel

Nick Harkaway

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Near-future Britain is not just a nation under surveillance but one built on it: a radical...

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KatieAnn (0 KP) rated Ugly Love: A Novel in Books

Feb 6, 2018

Love (2 more)

Lust

Great characters

Predictable (0 more)

STEAMY!

This novel is filled with lust! Will Tate and Miles be able to deny their attraction to one another?

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Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated 11.22.63 in Books

Jul 12, 2018

11.22.63

Stephen King | 2012 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller

10

8.8

(47 Ratings)

Book Rating

This book was excellent! I listened to the audiobook and the narration was super. It is a long novel but well worth it, especially narrated.

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated 2° in Books

Dec 25, 2018

2°

Bev Prescott | 2018 | Dystopia, LGBTQ+

9

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

This was a dark but yet hopeful dystopian novel. It showed the evil of men but also how the good, through love, can shine through.

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Carrie Brownstein recommended The Waves in Books (curated)

The Waves

Virginia Woolf, Kate Flint | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"An impressionistic, experimental novel that is filled with an immense and delicate beauty. Told in soliloquies, the book explores a vast and tender interior landscape."

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Rose Byrne recommended Monkey Grip in Books (curated)

Monkey Grip

Helen Garner | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"My first Helen Garner novel, and it had a profound effect on me. Hot, fresh, plain Australian language. I finally read something that felt familiar."

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Jamie Lee Curtis recommended A Fine Balance in Books (curated)

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"Another beautiful novel that will gut you. It's a world I never knew and a sadness I can't remember feeling before while reading a book."

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Patton Oswalt recommended Slacker (1991) in Movies (curated)

Slacker (1991)

1991 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Packaged like a lost, beloved novel, and full of groovy extras, which stand like a sketchbook of doodlings that eventually jelled into the full movie."

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