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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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Help
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Kathryn Stockett
nancyhjohnson
, January 27, 2010
Having grown up in the South in the 60s, I found this book very moving. Young Mississippi white woman Skeeter wants to make friends with black help and write about their lives. At first, only one will have anything to do with her, and that one reluctantly. But things change when riots begin.
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Howls Moving Castle
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Diana Wynne Jones
nancyhjohnson
, June 02, 2008
This is a howler, all right--howlingly funny! Sophie, the hatter's daughter, is naturally frustrated when the Witch of the Waste turns her into an old lady. But then she goes head to head with the Wizard Howl, whose castle tends to move about. Then bizarre things really start to happen. What a delightful fantasy!
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Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman
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Ernest J Gaines
nancyhjohnson
, May 28, 2008
This novel is written as if it were the recollections of a 110-year-old African American woman born a slave and living into the 1960s. It's both humorous and moving, and provides an interesting perspective on history, particulary the everyday life of ordinary--and extraordinary--people.
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The Gardener's Year
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Karel Capek
nancyhjohnson
, May 08, 2008
This book was very carefully planned, marching through the year one month at a time. Sound boring? No, I caught myself grinning like crazy as I read the book. One suspects that Capek has indeed cared for a garden of his own and has been both enthralled and frustrated, and even if you are a nongardener you'll probably thoroughly enjoy "The Gardener's Year." His brother's sketches, too, are capriciously charming.
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Cant Wait to Get to Heaven
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Fannie Flagg
nancyhjohnson
, April 11, 2008
As always, Fannie Flagg has quirky, likable characters and unexpected surprises. This is a real feel-good book.
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend
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Christopher Moore
nancyhjohnson
, March 18, 2008
I really enjoyed this very funny book. Yes, it is in many ways irreverent, but I did not find it to be offensive. As wild as "Biff" and other characters might be, Joshua (aka Jesus) was treated with great respect. In fact, I was impressed by Moore's knowledge of the Bible and various religions, including of course Judaism and Christianity, but also a few Eastern religions. Don't expect it to be too serious, though. The key word here is "funny." If this book doesn't make you laugh, you must not have a sense of humor.
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How to Cook a Tart
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Nina Killham
nancyhjohnson
, December 04, 2007
This is one of the funniest mysteries I've read. It's a funny, sexy send-up of everything and everyone to do with food! It skewers overeaters, dieters, bulemics, food writers, you name it.
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Like Water for Chocolate A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes Romances & Home Remedies
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Esquivel, Laura
nancyhjohnson
, November 19, 2007
Esquivel is great at spinning that typical Latin American blend of earthiness and mysticism. Also, wonderful Mexican recipes are scattered through this love story. (I know they're wonderful not because I've had the patience to make them, but because my favorite Mexican restaurant in Evanston features a "Like Water for Chocolate" menu three or four times a year, notably on Valentine's Day.)
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Three Men in a Boat To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Jerome K Jerome
nancyhjohnson
, March 15, 2007
This is way funnier than any book by a 19th-century Englishman has any right to be!
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