F. Scott Fitzgerald
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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“Hestia Strikes a Match” by Christine Grillo
Hestia Harris uses mainly two apps on her smartphone: one is checking for terrorist threats in the area, and the other is … a dating app. It’s 2023, and the United States is in the middle of a civil war. The country was divided; some states were pro-Union, while others separated and called themselves the…
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“The Medici Murders” by David Hewson
Venice is one of my favorite cities worldwide, so I jumped right into the story when I learned about the new Venetian mystery novel. The author, David Hewson, notes that in Italian, the word “storia” indicates both history and a story. Fittingly, the novel’s main plot is a story of murder in Venice, but in…
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“48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister” by Joyce Carol Oates
My friend once told me that she doesn’t trust beautiful people because they have it so much easier. Georgene, the young heroine of “48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister,” by Joyce Carol Oates, talks about her sister: “Her beauty, that was unjust. For all beauty is unjust.” Then she goes further: she hates…
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“Foster” by Claire Keegan
A short gourmet comparison: I’d rather have one exquisite chocolate or a bag of cheap, sugary candies. Undoubtedly enjoying superb chocolate doesn’t last as long as the seemingly endless chewing of sweets, yet the quality of the experience is incomparable. This is the case with Claire Keegan’s short novel “Foster.” It’s easy to finish it…
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“The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro
I’ll start this review like a fairy tale: once, in the land of far away, lived an elderly couple, Axl and Beatrice, who decided to go on a quest to reunite with their son. On their way, they met ogres, pixies, and a she-dragon. They walked with a great warrior, Wistan, and a young boy…
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“So Shall You Reap” by Donna Leon
Commissario Guido Brunetti wouldn’t be a true Venetian if he were not interested in Venice real estate market. When his father-in-law’s friend is curious if an old palazzo is for sale, Brunetti finds himself knocking on the palazzo’s door. He doesn’t know that the person who opens, a Sri Lankan man, will soon be found…
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