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Michelle M

Michelle M is awkwardly writing about herself in the third person. Hooray! She is also a cashier at Powell's City of Books on Burnside. An avid reader of everything from sci-fi to Twitter, she is most interested in well written narratives and compelling, relatable characters.

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The Casual Vacancy
by J. K. Rowling
Staff Pick
J. K. Rowling's new book is a little like Harry Potter — if Hagrid never came to collect Harry and instead the novel focused on the dysfunctions of the Dursleys and all their neighbors. That being said, The Casual Vacancy still possesses Rowling's... (read more)

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by Lisa O'Donnell
Staff Pick
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by Mindy Kaling
Staff Pick
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Wuthering Heights (Modern Library Classics)
by Emily Bronte
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Kushiel's Dart: Kushiel's Legacy #1
by Jacqueline Carey
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So you've finished reading the fifth Game of Thrones book, and now what are you going to do? Wait five to seven years for the next book to come out? Turn to non-epic fiction? Don't be ridiculous! Instead, start reading Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy... (read more)

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Hikikomori and the Rental Sister
by Jeff Backhaus
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This book reads like a dream, with moments of vivid detail punctuating a vague and unexplained narrative. Still, it is written in beautiful sentences that flow together perfectly. Though it never completely answers all your questions, the story is... (read more)

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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)
by Emily Bronte
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Wuthering Heights (90 Edition)
by Emily Bronte
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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
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Wuthering Heights (Large Print)
by Emily Bronte
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