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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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Habibi
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Craig Thompson
Sarah E Rose
, January 11, 2012
Astounding and gorgeous and heartbreaking all at once. This is incredibly rich and layered: religion and storytelling and the arabic language and sex and lust and eunuchs . . . I could go on and on about how much is packed in here and how he weaves it all together, beautifully.
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How I Became a Famous Novelist
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Hely, Steve
Sarah E Rose
, August 13, 2009
How I Became a Famous Novelist, by Steve Hely, was so unbelievably funny that I've been trying to think of ways to describe it for several days. Laugh-out-loud funny? Hysterical? I rolled around on the floor in glee while reading it? So aptly satirical that at times I was frightened? I'm not sure if I've gotten it right, so I'll just leave it at: damn funny. If you have any familiarity with books that are on the bestseller list (Tom Clancy, Nora Roberts, Dan Brown, Sue Grafton) this novel will kill you. Or if you've ever read a "book club" book. Or if you've read any of Oprah's picks. Or if you've gotten your MFA. He skewered the Iowa Writer's Workshop in such a painfully honest way, all while making me laugh, that I felt a little guilty afterward.
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Ballistics
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Billy Collins
Sarah E Rose
, November 13, 2008
Collin's poetry begs to be read again and again. His deceptively simple language will appeal to both poetry fans and those new to poetry. You'll often find a phrase or stanza echoing in your head, in a very pleasant way.
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Beautiful Children
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Charles Bock
Sarah E Rose
, February 07, 2008
This got an insane amount of press, and was touted as "the most anticipated debut novel," so I was pretty curious about how it would live up to the promises made by publicity. I'm happy to say that it's worth it; the prose is amazing. It's very affecting, heart-wrenching, but in the best way possible.
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Touch The Art Brush Mona Lisas Hair
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Julie Appel
Sarah E Rose
, November 22, 2007
My eleven-month old son LOVES this book-- it is one of those touch and feel books where every page has something to fascinate. It is so much better than many of the other books on the market, because the embellishments are more than just scraps of fabric-- there are lace collars to lift and a horse's tail to pet and a pearl earring to feel. And I love knowing that my infant is soaking up all these gorgeous paintings! It's art history 101 and my baby loves playing with it, too.
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Last Days Of Summer
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Steve Kluger
Sarah E Rose
, September 07, 2007
Surprising and fun.
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Guide To Getting It On 5th Edition
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Paul Joannides
Sarah E Rose
, July 18, 2007
I came across this book in the dorms-- my roommate's older sister had a copy, and before you knew it we were all queuing up to read it. In the years since then I've gotten each of its new editions, because in addition to it remaining both hilarious and insightful, new chapters keep making this book better and better. Whether you've had lots of experience or none, this book is a gem.
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Regeneration
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Pat Barker
Sarah E Rose
, June 07, 2007
This is an incredibly powerful piece of fiction. Barker has the perfect entry into World War One-- by placing us in a mental institution for shell shocked soldiers. With each patient, we get flashes of trench warfare, leaving you with the experience of WWI a history book could never provide you. The subject matter is so rich-- all the characters are historically accurate, and showing us the war through the two greatest anti-war poets is fantastic. You leave the book feeling passionate about poetry and warfare and mental illness and human dignity and electro shock treatment as well as so many other things. Only a powerful writer like Barker could sweep you away like that, and all in one slim novel.
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Uses Of Enchantment
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Heidi Julavits
Sarah E Rose
, January 25, 2007
The Uses of Enchantment was pretty mind-blowing. Taut and suspenseful, and almost entirely dialogue. No exposition, no flashbacks . . . all present tense, cat-and-mouse, intense and playful dialogue. The main character is a complex and fully fleshed out teenage girl, wrestling with her sexuality. A great read.
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Misconceptions Truth Lies & the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood
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Naomi Wolf
Sarah E Rose
, October 18, 2006
Misconceptions opened my eyes to the difficulties of laboring in a patriarchal, medicalized birthing system. Reading her book led to others, all of which contributed to a knowledge of the problems with the current system for labor and birth in the United States. An excellent starting point for any pregnant woman.
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