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Okay so I'm only 36 pages into what is about a 550 page book, but I'm already pretty sure this novel is going to turn out to be a masterpiece. Thomas Wolfe can write a universe within a sentence.
Also, the copy I own is a very old thrift store find that was at one point owned and annotated by a certain Nancy Johnson, who had lovely penmanship and was simply fabulous. A quote from her,
we never know anyone we are always alone what is life
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Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe
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Much of this brief novel is uninteresingly mean-spirited and dull, though it's a breezy read. Towards the end, the main character has a bit of a change of heart and the tone becomes a bit more hopeful "in the name of love," as the song goes. Still, it's a little light on substance or merit for me, though I do think the author is good with words. That almost makes me more annoyed, if anything. So, sure, I guess. It's a book you can read.
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The Unworthy
Agustina Bazterrica
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The Unworthy
Agustina Bazterrica
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If you asked me to tell you exactly what this book was about, I'd probably give you five different rambling answers, but they'd all underline the most important thing: that you should read it. And anyway, Kurt Vonnegut is such a vibe; nobody writes like that guy. Can you imagine living inside such a vivid mind?
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Cat’s Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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A Domestication: A Novel
Camila Sosa Villada
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Cat’s Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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The Book Woman series has turned out to be a recent favorite of mine. This 3rd (and it would seem final) entry is a bit different as well more vast in setting, scope, and time than its predecessors; yet, it has the same huge heart, rich narrative, moral substance, and elegant writing that made the first two books modern masterpieces of historical fiction. I think Cussy Lovett is one of the most endearing characters I can think of in recent memory. I'm giving this book a full-five too and fuck how you feel about it :)