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Can't and Won't
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Lydia Davis
brookbrook
, May 01, 2014
less is more.
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Interestings
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Meg Wolitzer
brookbrook
, April 17, 2013
While reading this book I kept asking myself whether we really do change from adolescence, or whether there are characterological traits informing who we are and ultimately creating the circumstances that shape us; traits defining us throughout our entire lives. I'm not sure that is a question Meg Wolitzer was asking herself; regardless, The Interestings had me hooked from page one. It swept me away! To me this book speaks brilliantly about the intersection and meaning of family and friendship. It is a coming of age story; a story about class, values, gender and sexual politics, and NYC itself. And it felt much smaller than this, too. A story where characters grow and as a reader i am given insights to their minds and motivations in a truly thoughtful and psychologically engaging way. I also need to mention that it screams to me "i am better than jonathan franzen, i am better than the Corrections!" in that same way Jennifer Egan did with a Visit from the Goon Squad, and i can't help thinking about gender and "success" of the american (or NY, rather) novelist. Funny thing is, this thinking feels like it would come from a character in Wolitzers novel, leading me to feel like i am stuck in her narrative. I suppose there are far worse places I could be. Point being, I want recognition for Meg Wolitzer and The Interestings, in a prestigious book award kind of way. The Interestings is as timeless as it is uniquely written. The characters will stay with me for a long time to come, and I thank Meg Wolitzer for writing such an unbelievably beautiful book.
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Mothers
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Jennifer Gilmore
brookbrook
, April 16, 2013
jennifer gilmore writes about adoption and motherhood with a raw, fearless and absolutely compelling voice. her characters ask the hard questions, both of themselves and, in turn, of the reader. she writes through the grief, hope and desperation of her characters to tell a story fundamentally fueled by love and human desire. it is an important and meaningful book that feels both deeply personal and profoundly political. and did i mention it is funny, that through the heartbreak and horror of it all, she somehow had me laughing out loud? she is an incredibly gifted writer, and the Mothers is more than well worth reading...
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This Is How You Lose Her
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Diaz, Junot
brookbrook
, January 07, 2013
with more machismo than any writer i know, diaz writes like a girl. i say that as the highest form of compliment. his writing is soulful and sexy and sad; he makes me laugh and cry and think. i may sound trite in my review, but he never does. he is brilliant. i love him, i love yunior, i can't wait for more.
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Hologram for the King
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Eggers, Dave
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, January 01, 2013
one of the best of the year!
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Joy of Vegan Baking The Compassionate Cooks Traditional Treats & Sinful Sweets
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Co Patrick Goudreau
brookbrook
, November 08, 2012
everything i have baked from this book has been fantastic. too often i have to try six different versions of vegan baked goods to get a recipe to work just right, but not with the joy of vegan baking. it lives up to the name, really!
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How Should a Person Be?
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Sheila Heti
brookbrook
, October 12, 2012
heti's writing is authentically quirky, honest, shameless and smart. it left me in love with her words. read it and you too will fall...
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Knuffle Bunny Free An Unexpected Diversion
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Mo Willems
brookbrook
, August 14, 2012
my son LOVES these books! the animated characters superimposed on real life photos perfectly reflect his world, and he completely connects to the story. mo willems has once again captured both our hearts and mind.
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Hologram for the King
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Eggers, Dave
brookbrook
, August 05, 2012
I love reading this book. I have never written a review before finishing a book, unless of course it was too bad to read. Which is not the case here. I can't read in the car, otherwise i would be finishing it now. Admittedly, every time I read Dave eggers I am almost shocked by his incredible storytelling. I begin each book with an unfair and completely unfounded assumption that it will be all about him, and written with a boring hipster dialect that's been done a thousand times. But I am so far off; he is the real deal. A truly gifted writer, one of the best of our generation. Telling fact through fiction is no easy feat. He is incredibly perceptive. And funny. And totally invisible in each story that you just know he is the only one who could have possibly written it. I love his writing, and feel lucky to be around while he is. Read this if you haven't already, and his other books, too.
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Bossypants
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Tina Fey
brookbrook
, August 05, 2012
I should preface by saying I truly love tina. She can do no wrong, except maybe for that hair commercial. And maybe for aspects of this book. But who cares, she does so much more much more than right, and the title alone makes it worth four stars. But only 4 because, well, it's not that funny and not written all that well. At least in comparison to tina off paper. Still, buy it, read it, love it for the good parts!!!!
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Hope A Tragedy
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Shalom Auslander
brookbrook
, August 05, 2012
Reading this was what I imagine it would be like on a long plane ride stuck between David Sedaris, Woody Allen and my great aunt Edna. And let me tell you, I would pay a pretty penny for that ticket! And still, Shalom brings a uniquely sardonic, laugh out loud hilarious and deeply intelligent voice of his own to the mix.
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Something Red
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Jennifer Gilmore
brookbrook
, January 02, 2011
i love this book. it was really a fantastic and intelligent and engaging read. it is book about family, and food, and politics, and history. and dreams, and who writes history, and what really is political. please, read it, enjoy it, and decide for yourself...
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Visit from the Goon Squad
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Egan, Jennifer
brookbrook
, January 01, 2011
amazing.
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