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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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Sanctus
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Simon Toyne
linvwert
, June 03, 2013
I rarely ever read action/thriller books, but once I picked up this book, I couldn't put it down. It's well written, intricately plotted, and quick paced. The mystery surrounding the pre-Christian religious sect's secret unfolds chapter by chapter until finally revealed in the exciting climax in the last pages. Although it's the first book of a trilogy, the conclusion wraps it up nicely. I think it's far better than others in its genre. Read it now, and you'll see.
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San Miguel
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T Coraghessan Boyle
linvwert
, January 31, 2013
In San Miguel, T.C. Boyle tells the story of two families living on the Channel Island called San Miguel off the coast of southern California. The stories are a prequel to Boyle's previous book about the Channel Islands entitled When The Killing's Done. The first family arrives from San Francisco to run a sheep ranch in 1888. The more modern family comes from the east coast in the 1930s and 1940s as World War II changes the world around them. Like all of Boyle's fiction, it is a book of conflicts and contrasts. Some of the characters are seeking peace and isolation while others long for connection and companionship. Life on the rugged island is filled with natural beauty as well as wild destructive forces. Boyle's masterful writing is rich with historical detail. The characters come alive as Boyle reveals their inner struggles, doubts and human frailties. I was completely captured by this book from the first chapter and hated to put it down, even after I'd finished it. The memorable characters and their unique story stayed with me long after the book was closed. Great historical fiction can provide a window through time to connect with lives long gone. San Miguel is one of those great books.
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