Mostly novels
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The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
4 stars
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with …
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The control of nature by John McPhee
4 stars
The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking …
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Lost empress by Sergio de la Pava
4 stars
"From the author of the acclaimed, PEN/Bingham Prize-winning A Naked Singularity; a shockingly hilarious novel that tackles, with equal aplomb, …
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3 stars
""Gorgeously written and patently original."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time "In this gripping, timely novel, Carolyn …
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Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney
2 stars
"Jed--young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago--flees to the city of his …
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The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
4 stars
When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just deserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the …
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Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
3 stars
A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under …
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Home by Marilynne Robinson (Gilead, #2)
5 stars
Hundreds of thousands were enthralled by the luminous voice of John Ames in Gilead, Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. …
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Lila by Marilynne Robinson (Gilead, #3)
4 stars
Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story …
