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Ted rated The Spy Who Came In From the Cold: 5 stars
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le Carré
In this classic, John le Carré's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world …
Ted rated Victory City: 5 stars
Victory City by Salman Rushdie
A 247-year-old demi-god chronicles the birth and death of Bisnaga, a city she created and occasionally ruled.
Ted reviewed The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
Decades into our future, a stone’s throw from the ancient city of Shanghai, a brilliant …
Review of 'The Diamond Age' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Ted rated A Gambler's Anatomy: 3 stars
Ted rated Raymond Chandler: 4 stars
Ted rated The High Window: 5 stars
The High Window by Raymond Chandler (Vintage crime/Black Lizard)
Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California …
Florida by Lauren Groff
In her vigorous and moving new book, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling and intelligence to a world in which …
Ted rated The Death of Ivan Ilych: 5 stars
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy
This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is …
Ted reviewed Real Work by Adam Gopnik
Longtime staff writer and art critique at The New Yorker Adam Gopnick explores the topic …
Review of 'Real Work' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Delivers on its premise — deeply Gopnikian.
Ted rated Heavy: an American memoir: 5 stars
Heavy: an American memoir by Kiese Laymon
"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He …
Ted rated Empire of Pain: 5 stars
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is a 2021 book by Patrick Radden Keefe. The book …
Ted rated Two Serious Ladies: 4 stars
Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles
Eccentric, adventurous Christina Goering Meets the anxious but equally enterprising Mrs. Copperfield at a party.
Two serious ladies who want …
