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Karen Russell has an imagination that goes beyond imagination! She is a brilliant writer who has an incredible grasp of language, art, plot, and voice. Her characters are so strong and intriguing that you never want a sentence to end. I read this book very slowly, as I dreaded the ending, not knowing when I would hear from Ms. Russell again. I fell in love with each character from sentence one. It is no wonder she was chosen New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year, and NPR'S favorite.
This novel is nothing less that Brilliant!
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Swamplandia! (Vintage Contemporaries) by Karen Russell
AnnetteLynnJohnson, January 20, 2012
Karen Russell has an imagination that goes beyond imagination! She is a brilliant writer who has an incredible grasp of language, art, plot, and voice. Her characters are so strong and intriguing that you never want a sentence to end. I read this book very slowly, as I dreaded the ending, not knowing when I would hear from Ms. Russell again. I fell in love with each character from sentence one. It is no wonder she was chosen New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year, and NPR'S favorite.This novel is nothing less that Brilliant!