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“The Books of Jacob” by Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Tokarczuk’s “The Books of Jacob” is not just a novel. With almost 1000 pages, for a reader, it’s a commitment. My plan was to read one chapter daily – the story consists of thirty-one, combined into five books. In the end, it turned out that I finished it much quicker than anticipated, binging on
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Less is Lost, by Andrew Sean Greer
Oh, the curse of the sequel! I’m one of those people who read “Less is Lost” by Andrew Sean Greer without (gasp!) reading “Less” first. Yes, it can be done; no, it doesn’t lessen the experience of discovering Arthur Less. Arthur Less is a writer in his fifties, white and gay, who embarks on a
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The Hundred Waters, by Lauren Acampora
Louisa Rader, a protagonist of “The Hundred Waters” by Lauren Acampora, cuts a striking figure. A former model, photographer, tall, in her Louboutins and her Dior little black dress, she looks slightly out of place at the effluent Connecticut town’s party. Now, a bit bored, she runs a gallery in her hometown Nearwater. “Comfort is
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