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Deborah (162 KP) rated The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
Kate Summerscale | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
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5.3 (3 Ratings)
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Not just an analysis or a rather gruesome murder, but a wider look at the social context of the times and the role of the detective in fact and in fiction.

Personally, I enjoyed this, but thought The Wicked Boy by the same author was even better.
  
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Kofi Siriboe recommended A New Earth: Create a Better Life in Books (curated)

 
A New Earth: Create a Better Life
A New Earth: Create a Better Life
Eckhart Tolle | 2009 | Health & Fitness
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"The book deals with identity, social issues, and life in general. I needed a little help with processing things. The book was her way of saying, 'I know where you’re at and I know where you’re about to go.' I still cherish that. It changed my perspective."

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Becky Aikman recommended The Comedians in Books (curated)

 
The Comedians
The Comedians
Graham Greene | 2021
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"Or just about any book by Graham Greene. As a journalist who has now written a book myself, I’m in awe of how Greene weaves his narrative into the social and political context of his Haitian setting. The Comedians drips with atmosphere as well as suspense."

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Deborah Eisenberg recommended Little Dorrit in Books (curated)

 
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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"My favorite Dickens. Raucous, caustic, tender and furious, uncontainably abundant. It careens around between every imaginable social class and institution of its contemporary London, including the Office of Circumlocution, which ensures that nothing whatsoever can possibly be done to benefit anyone in dire need. All too recognizable."

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