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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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Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon
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Tom Spanbauer
paul sorenson
, July 15, 2007
this early book by Portland author Spanbauer certainly fits the "rollicking good read" phrase - but it is more than that - it is also a thoughtful (though undeniably fun) consideration of identity (gender, family, self) and the effects of religious repression on a small town. The characters are great - several I wish I knew now - and the story very compelling and full of action. I was pretty emotionally bound up in the story and wanted it to keep going.
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Four Seasons in Rome On Twins Insomnia & the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
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Anthony Doerr
paul sorenson
, July 03, 2007
While not as arresting as his fiction (e.g., About Grace) - this memoir of a year in Rome by Anthony Doerr is full of clear, beautiful writing. He explores the small cobbled backways of Rome's neighborhoods near the Vatican with his new twin sons, ruminates on birth, death, gratitude and anticipation while surviving days with out sleep (two babies, remember?) and being struck dumb and mute through not knowing Italian. He has written a touching and insightful and gently provocative book about Rome and being alive. Definately worth a read.
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Sacred Games
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Chandra, Vikram
paul sorenson
, May 06, 2007
Chandra has written a huge, churning tale that combines detective mystery, international thriller and religious pilgrimage - with a a fascinating view into current life in India. Set mostly in Mumbai (Bombay), but ranging throughout Asia, this book takes commitment (at 900 pages), but is well paced and full of interesting (though sometimes a bit simplistically drawn) characters that (I at least) will likely never meet in my life. I found the complicated narrative simple to follow and gripping - deftly showing how loyaltry between friends and family (blood or extended) holds people together in a setting rife with violence, graft, greed and betrayal. A pervasive backdrop of cultural and religious intolerance provides a nice counterpoint to one of the characters' ultimately futile attempt to find spiritual peace.
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