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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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Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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David Wroblewski
brontyman
, September 11, 2008
This is a well written, well crafted book. The author seduces you with his wonderful prose, but ultimately the ending, that lacks dramatic truth, is unstaisfying and brings the reader to ruin. The author wants to drag the reader to his view of how this should all end, but it is not consistent with the characters actions or how we the reader come to know the characters. We do not require endings that make us happy but we want endings that make sense to us in the context of the story. For this reason, the book fails, and for myself, it was an empty and hollow experience.
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Art Of Racing In the Rain
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Garth Stein
brontyman
, September 11, 2008
Please read this book...This is not about what you may think it is. It may appear on the surface to be about auto racing and a dog who desires to become a man. For me, it really is about the journey we call life observed through the eyes of Enzo the family dog. He is special in his wisdom and understanding of love, loyality, and strength in the face of adversity. It is a novel about you and me. We, the everyday heros that shoulder their burdens, take the pain, blink back the tears, and hope, that the Greeks were right, but fear they were wrong, that pain indeed brings wisdom. It is a magical book with that power to move and transform your view of the world. It is a book with a soul. Please read this book...
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