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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript
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Jules Verne
amandrake
, August 11, 2012
Though well-written enough, it's not that interesting to the modern reader - but there's a lot of historical interest in the book, since this is the first English translation based on the actual Jules Verne manuscript and not changed by his son and by publishers. I can see how at the time the novel would seem innovative, and the ending is quirky even by today's standards. Also, some of what Verne says about the paranoia of being observed by someone invisible, and what this would do to society, will resonate in this day of the almost ubiquitous videocamera.
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City Of Dreaming Books
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Walter Moers
amandrake
, August 04, 2012
I worked in, ran, and/or owned a bookstore for 15 years. When you do that, you see a lot of the same thing. You start to long for things that are not only good, but have a sort of quirky je ne sais quoi. So for those like me, HERE is a book worth reading! People seem to love to compare Moers to all kinds of writers, but to me he falls into the rather slim category with *The Phantom Tollbooth* and the Moomintroll books - though I'm not sure what to call that category. "Young adult, somewhat conceptual, occasionally metaphysical, with illustrations in a cartoon-like style and an occasionally bizarre sense of humor?" Tip: the "Overlook" imprint (a division of Penguin) frequently publishes books that are worth a second look.
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