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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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Etiquette & Espionage
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Carriger, Gail
Sobri
, February 19, 2013
Etiquette & Espionage was quite enjoyable. Adults and young adults will both be entertained as only Ms Carriger can do. It's exciting. It's laugh out loud funny. It's Steampunk at its finest. It's a good read from beginning to end. When you're finished reading this book you'll be scanning the skies,looking out for Flywaymen! I'm pleased to see that this is the first in a series.Ms Carriger has a long literary career ahead of her.She is a truly gifted writer!
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Olivia
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Ian Falconer
Sobri
, February 19, 2013
Wow! This book is so amazing! I always wanted to know about the hype that “Olivia” had received over the years and now I know why this book was so popular! Ian Falconer has done a brilliant job at both illustrating and writing this story about a young piglet who shows the audience about what it truly means to be hyperactive! I loved the way that Ian Falconer based this book on his real family life as he actually has an older sister named Olivia who loved doing many things and he is the younger brother in this book, which made this book extremely memorable.
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Killing Floor: Jack Reacher 1
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Lee Child
Sobri
, February 18, 2013
This was a fantastic book! My first time reading a Lee Child book, but definitely not the last. This was the first book in the series of Jack Reacher by Lee Child and I will definitely be reading through the whole set after reading this book. It had a good mix of wry humor, thrill and suspense which kept my attention through the end. Absolutely recommend.
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Mrs Lincolns Dressmaker
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Jennifer Chiaverini
Sobri
, February 18, 2013
Mrs. Lincoln’s dressmaker is well-researched and crafted carefully, never failing to intrigue, fascinate and inform the reader about these tumultuous years when history forced dramatic changes on the nation and on individuals living during those precarious years! Characters are depicted with all of their strengths and weaknesses, adding to the emotional ups and downs that touch the reader on every page. Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker is superb historical fiction that should become a best seller very, very soon! Congratulations, Jennifer Chiaverini!
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Other Worlds Than These
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John Joseph Adams
Sobri
, February 16, 2013
An interesting mix of parallel world stories. Some stories involve portals and other methods of crossing over into other dimensions while some take place entirely in other dimensions which may or may not follow the laws of nature or physics. Fans of parallel world stories, such as those of Charles Stross (The Merchant Princes series) and SM Stirling (Conquistador) should find plenty of material to enjoy.
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Finding Camlann
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Sean Pidgeon
Sobri
, February 16, 2013
I loved this book. I honestly loved it. And I can't attribute that giddy hedonism I felt in the dark nights that I devoured it to one factor alone. I must account for them all, for their part. Wonderful and heart-aching, etched with a timeless and beautiful kind of tragedy that made it feel indicatively Welsh. It made me pine for home.
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Tenth of December Stories
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George Saunders
Sobri
, February 16, 2013
I have too many favorite bits to single one out. But perhaps after all, my favorite bit is the fact that he doesn’t use too many words. It is honed and toned and polished and clear and gets to the heart of the matter. It isn’t a long book, so you can easily find your own favorite bit. It’s all good. Go out and buy it. This is one you will want to reread: you will read it when you are happy, and you will read it when you are sad, you will read to see how he did that.
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Darlings Are Forever
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Melissa Kantor
Sobri
, February 16, 2013
This book is very well written quick read that pre-teens girls will enjoy. The author follows a different girl in each chapter and ends with a minor cliff hanger that leaves the reader wanting more. Each girls plot was interesting and they merged into a full story very well. Absolutely recommended.
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The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me about Survival, Success, Surfing... and Love
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Yogis, Jaimal
Sobri
, February 03, 2013
I was a fan of Jaimal Yogis before reading this book, with his earlier book "Saltwater Buddha" being at the top of my favourites list. I enjoyed this one (though I have to admit I still like SWB better). The analogy of waves representing our fears is apt, and there was some interesting neuroscience bits, as well as some autobiographical elements, which make Jaimal's writing applicable to people living in the real world. It's a great read if you deal with anxiety (and most of us do to some extent), even if you aren't a surfer. This one will get a reread.
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Switch Bitch
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Roald Dahl
Sobri
, February 03, 2013
I found this book to be not only an extremely entertaining light read, but a pleasant departure from the style of the only other book of his I’ve read. I’ll gladly sample anything else by Dahl, in the hopes that it contains a yarn or two concerning the man, the myth, Oswald Cornelius. Or if he pays me, of course.
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Hotels Hospitals & Jails A Memoir
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Anthony Swofford
Sobri
, February 03, 2013
I was fortunate to receive an early copy of this new memoir. It's blunt and beautiful. Swofford had written a book about fathers and sons and love that is full of gusto and courage. He lays himself bare on the page, risking everything. This book is a must read.
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The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen
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Thomas Caplan
Sobri
, February 02, 2013
That being said, once they are on stage, the main characters are compelling, and this makes the book for me. The writing is very rich, and the descriptions of places in the book (which takes place mostly in Europe) are quite vivid. The author does a great job with settings. Overall, this was a good read. and I can recommend it.
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Crimson Petal & The White
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Michel Faber
Sobri
, February 02, 2013
If I had to give a one-word response to the big, sprawling monster of a faux-Victorian novel that is The Crimson Petal and the White, it would be 'WOW'. (With capitals. Yes.) At 895 pages, it's a big book, and it's not without its flaws, but such is the quality of the writing, the characterisation and the staggering amount of research that went into it that I was enthralled from beginning to end and stayed up until 4am on a weekday night to be able to read the last four hundred pages. I don't regret the sleep I lost that night; if anything, I regret that there weren't four hundred more pages to stay up for. That's how much I liked the book.
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