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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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Girl & the Glim
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India Swift, Michael Doig
Bjorn
, April 07, 2024
Loved this rich, empowering story full of movement and raw emotion. In fact, the more the action ratcheted up, the more I wanted to slow down and soak it in. One of the true signs of a great book. The girl creates imaginary creatures, which is really herself letting her own actions and ideas take root, eventually even helping others. She isn't ruled by pre-conceived notions all the time. She builds her own world to cope and create change, a world others may want to join. This is fantastic as a kid-view graphic novel. Precursor also to such classics as The Confederacy of Dunces and Don Quixote.
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Men Without Women: Stories
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Haruki Murakami
Bjorn
, July 13, 2022
One of the best sad-in-a-good-way titles I've read in awhile. And, an ironically fantastic book to read while dating. It made me have more patience and empathy for myself as I try to meet people in a complicated, pandemic world. It helped me ask myself "well who am I?" as I think about what other people have been through and are offering. And most importantly, it made me realize I've only just begun to mourn and grieve the death of my Dad, who passed a little less than a year ago. A character in one of the stories goes through a betrayal and divorce, but quickly moves on with his life. When his ex keeps apologizing, more and more emphatically, he realizes he's becoming an empty shell of himself in an effort to forget the pain. Finally, the title story at the end is a crusher. Once you've instigated a big breakup or two, it can set you up for more, for that pattern. You become one of the Men Without Women. Like a lot of good short stories, the ones here are snapshots of life instead of complete tales. And just when you think Murakami's getting into a pattern, he tries another literary effect, making the whole experience more powerful.
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