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Nic Dafis rated The cost of living: 5 stars
The cost of living by Mavis Gallant (New York Review Books classics)
Odes by Sharon Olds
"Following the Pulitzer prize-winning collection Stags Leap, Sharon Olds gives us a stunning book of odes. Opening with the powerful …
Nic Dafis rated Diary of a Young Naturalist: 5 stars
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
'This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.' …
Nic Dafis rated Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race: 5 stars
Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote on her blog about her frustration with the way that discussions of race …
Nic Dafis rated Selected Poems: 5 stars
Lila by Marilynne Robinson (Gilead, #3)
Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story …
Nic Dafis rated Excellent women: 5 stars
Excellent women by Barbara Pym
Mildred Lathbury is one of those 'excellent women' who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, 'capable of …
Nic Dafis rated The Crying of Lot 49: 5 stars
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Oedipa Maas, executor of the will of Pierce Inverarity, journeys through a bizarre underground of secret societies, jazz clubs, beatniks, …
Nic Dafis rated The overstory: 5 stars
The overstory by Richard Powers, Richard Powers
A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways …
Nic Dafis rated Against the Day: 5 stars
Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon
Against the Day is an epic historical novel by Thomas Pynchon, published in 2006. The narrative takes place between the …
Nic Dafis rated How to Change Your Mind: 5 stars
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used …
