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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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Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children
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Ransom Riggs
Ashley-Ann
, July 16, 2013
In the most simplistic(and completely spoiler free) of descriptions this is a story of a young boy discovering the world of his grandfather's secrets. I honestly didn't know what to expect when I first started this book and found myself extremely surprised at how quickly it captured my interest. This is an outstanding debut novel. Let me start with the most peculiar part of the novel, the photographs. The use of photographs was unlike anything I had ever come across while reading. They give the story more life and their use bring a closeness to the protagonist, different from any other experience I have encountered prior. The story is wondrously fantastical and, yes, very cinematic. Every detail means something and when you are finished, you are left with a complete feeling (despite this being the first book of the series.) There are a few story elements that keep me from fully getting lost in the story, elements I feel that just were not needed as of just yet. While they do bring it down a star for me, they should not deter you from reading it. I am still thoroughly awaiting the sequel.
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Totto Chan The Little Girl at the Window
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Chihiro Iwasaki, Dorothy Britton
Ashley-Ann
, May 13, 2013
From the very first page I had a smile on my face. That is not something that happens too regularly for me. Totto-chan is truly just one of those delightfully enchanting books you never want to end. The book is really a series of stories, memories from our author's childhood, that make you feel as if they were your own. I don't recall a book making me laugh so much. Lighthearted, simplistic, but still moving. Most definitely a new favorite!
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