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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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So Much for That
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Lionel Shriver
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, January 01, 2011
Imagine reading a book about dying and death and having a good laugh here and there. That is what So Much for That felt like. I was immediately taken in by the characters personalities and very realistic issues surrounding family matters. The plot and subplots exposed personal issues in a raw manner and had me in hysterics then tears. Shipped with my Powell's Indiespensable order, I had never hear of this author, and now I will read others works she has written.
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Esty's Gold
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Mary Arrigan
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, December 20, 2010
I found this book while searching for middle reader novels that represent a global perspective. Esty's Gold is just that. Opening in Ireland during the potato famine, Esty's father is a middleman for the landowner Lord who lives in Britain. He will not force his fellow farmers to leave after they have sold all their animals and have no means to pay the land fees, and he is pressured to do so, resulting in his death. Unable to stay in their house on the estate, Esty's mother is forced to make the hard decision to send Esty to be a maidservant for the miller's wife. Uncomfortable with the situation, Esty hatches a plan that takes her mother, grandfather and some new friends to Australia in search of gold. This is a twist in the tale of immigration from Ireland to the United States. The story features a strong and intelligent young girl who is faced with much hardship. There is adventure and action to keep it moving, perfect for upper elementary age readers.
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
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Jacqueline Kelly
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, March 10, 2010
Calpurnia Tate is a formidable character who drew me into the world of Fentress, Texas in 1899. This engaging story is a must read for historical fiction fans and future naturalists. Bravo on a first novel for Jacqueline Kelly.
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Whistling Season
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Ivan Doig
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, March 10, 2010
Doig is my new favorite wordsmith. He crafts a remarkable story that has me reflecting on the characters and the text style all at once. Not distracting but pleasurable, Doig renewed my memories of Latin and had me thinking about words. This uncanny skill plays a important role in the story's closing. This is a book not to miss!
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Shadow Tag
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Louise Erdrich
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, March 07, 2010
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I sat on the Yellow Line finishing the last section of Shadow Tag. Louise Erdrich creates a world of art in this narrated double journal account of woman who struggles with her identities in life. Weaving together threads of her life as a wife, artistic model for her husband's America paintings, mother, drunk, grad student in art history, and Native American, the story and her journals drew me into the day to day struggles of this family. Imagery of loss and failure overlays 'normal' life with a jealous artist husband, and their three children. Longing to separate from the despair and dependency she has with her lover/spouse, this woman can not really break free, leaving her daughter to pick up the pieces of this and tell her story.
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Sea Of Poppies
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Amitav Ghosh
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, February 13, 2010
Imagine stowing away on a coolie transport ship from Calcutta to Mauritius, as a woman. Imagine being a free black man from America who rises from ship worker to captain on the journey to India. Imagine being a poppy farmer with a opium addicted spouse and a cruel family in-law. A novel could follow just one of these people with great success, but in Sea of Poppies, each comes to life. Amitav Ghosh weaves together in their entwined lives and leaves the reader wanting to continue on this journey of the Ibis. I can't wait to read the rest of the stories.
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Enchantress of Florence
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Salman Rushdie
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, January 17, 2010
Rushdie creates historical fantasy in this exquisite novel. Part fairy tale, part historical novel, this book swept me up in a story that crosses worlds and times. I wanted to keep turning pages long after the tale ended. Not only is the story magical, Rushdie's ability to use words to impact mood and meaning measures him as a truly accomplished author.
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Socialism Is Great!: A Worker's Memoir of the New China
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Lijia Zhang
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, January 17, 2010
"Socialism is Great" offers a fresh outlook on China's Cultural Revolution. Told from the perspective of a young girl who has ambitions beyond the factory job her mother holds, this books leads the reader through her coming of age in communist China. Lijia offers a glimpse of real life in China as she recounts the day to day events and the hardship of her time. Describing her grandmother, mother, brother, and father's role in her life, she exposed the cultural shifts from old world to new that marked the Cultural Revolution. I enjoyed the author's voice and will read more of her work in the future.
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Under This Unbroken Sky
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Shandi Mitchell
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, January 09, 2010
This amazing first novel strikes gold! Shandi Mitchell crafts a story of hardship and loss that is expressive and real. Having just finished rereading Annie Dillard's The Living, I felt this novel rose up to Dillard's work, and was even more detailed in it's character development and depth. I will read future work by this author.
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Border Songs
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Jim Lynch
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, January 09, 2010
Jim Lynch has created a cast of characters and a page turning chain of events that expose the human and the nature in human nature. Border Songs is unique and is a commendable follow up to The Highest Tide. It made an excellent start to my reading year.
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Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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David Wroblewski
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, January 01, 2010
Rich and compelling!
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