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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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Book of Unknown Americans
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Cristina Henriquez
Brooke Strickland
, March 30, 2015
This book has so much heart. The voices are all different and each one resonates with the human existence -- we are all human, it doesn't matter where we come from or what our family background is like. You can really feel the humanity in this book and it left me thinking more about the struggles that immigrants face and how no matter who they are, they have to come to to terms with how they can fit into a new and completely different society. The book left me feeling somber and contemplative. Definitely recommend this book -- fast read and makes you think about something outside of yourself.
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Losing Megan Finding Hope Comfort & Forgiveness in the Midst of Murder
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Tom Kohl
Brooke Strickland
, October 22, 2014
This book deeply affected me. Must read for anyone struggling with losing someone to violence. As a person that has walked through the struggles of a loved one dealing with drug addiction, I know how hard it is to see. As a mother, I can't ever imagine losing my child to murder. As a follower of Jesus, I wonder why God allows such atrocities to happen, but then a book like this shows how God can truly use horrific circumstances for good. Because of Megan and her death, God has began to use Judge Kohl to help touch thousands of struggling men and women. This book demonstrates clearly God's restoration and redeeming work. Must read for anyone struggling with losing someone to violence.
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Look Again
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Scottoline, Lisa
Brooke Strickland
, January 07, 2014
From the second I picked up the book, I was engrossed. Imagine the child you adopted & learned to love as your own was not really yours to keep at all? I kept asking myself "what would I do if this happened to me?" This was a total thriller, wrapped in a heart wrenching, thought provoking story. I was glued to my seat the whole time I read this and am definitely excited to read other books by this author!
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Secret Daughter
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Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Brooke Strickland
, October 21, 2013
This is one of the best books I have read in a while -- I couldn't put it down. It is a beautiful story that amazingly contrasts the striking differences of culture in India and America. It is a poignant story of a mother and daughter that are separated days after birth, because the mother is forced to give her up for adoption. It is a story of family, especially the story of a mother's love. The book captivated me & will keep me thinking long after the last page was turned.
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Jesus Land A Memoir
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Scheeres, Julia
Brooke Strickland
, October 16, 2013
I am a memoir aficionado -- and I have to say, this memoir is probably one of the most haunting, powerful memoirs I've read. This story, which read more like a novel, sucked me in. It was a heart-wrenching account of the incredibly horrible abuse that Scheeres suffered at the hands of those she trusted by people that are supposedly doing things in the name of "religion." Scheeres triumphantly breaks her silence in this memoir, showing incredible bravery and strength.
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Cost
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Roxana Robinson
Brooke Strickland
, October 13, 2013
This book intimately depicts a young man's heroin addiction and the rippling effects it has on a family. I was pretty captivated by the story, so much so that I went to bed one night and had a vivid dream about it. The depths of addiction were covered well here; you can tell the author did her research. The shifting points of narration were a little off-putting at first, but I got used to it and ultimately became wrapped into the story of this family in crisis. This book was powerful and gripping and I would definitely recommend it.
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Outside the Lines
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Amy Hatvany
Brooke Strickland
, September 03, 2013
As a child, you want to love your parents, despite their failures and shortcomings. And in this case, young Eden wants to love her father despite his mental illness. Eden sees her father's ups and downs in gritty detail -- his battle to stay on meds, the failure of her parent's marriage, and when she is 10 years old, she finds her father on the bathroom floor after his attempted suicide. Eden and her father lose touch after this and throughout her childhood, teenage years, and into her adulthood she wonders where he is and if he still loves her. This story was well-written (a little too detailed and wordy in some spots) and heart-wrenching. A couple of parts brought tears to my eyes. How far will she go to find her father? Will he remember her, despite his mental shortcomings? And will their reunion be what Eden always imagined it will be?
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The Murderer's Daughters
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Randy Susan Meyers
Brooke Strickland
, August 19, 2013
Can you imagine being a young girl and having to live with the loss of your mother....at the hands of someone you love and trust? This book is a heartbreaking look at the torment that 2 little girls live with for their lifetime. The raw emotions that happen with a tragedy of this kind are described in detail in this book: the inability to forgive, the ability to love despite loss, and the dedication and commitment to sisterly love. This book is definitely worth reading!
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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
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Matthew Dicks
Brooke Strickland
, August 15, 2013
Meet Budo. He's an imaginary friend, but you wouldn't know it - he is as real to Max Delaney as the next person. Max Delaney, a boy that is described as autistic and struggles at school as well as at home, needs Budo. And when a parent's worst nightmare comes true and they can't find Max, Budo helps save the day. This book gives great insight into the glowing world of a child's imagination. I highly recommend it. Whether you believe in imaginary friends or not, this book gives a glimpse into the truth of a child's innocence, their vivid creativity, and their exploration of life.
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Powells City of Books & Bikes Tote Bag Organic Cotton Design Contest Winner 3
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Hadley Hutton
Brooke Strickland
, July 29, 2013
I don't have a review except for these three words: I. NEED. THIS. Like maybe even 200 of them. What an awesome design. Totally worth the 1st place win! #WINNING
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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
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Jan-Philipp Sendker
Brooke Strickland
, January 30, 2013
One of the most beautifully written books I've read in years. Weaving the stories together of two that are passionately in love, the reader is drawn into a world of love...the type of love that keeps a heart beating.
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Starvation Heights A True Story of Murder & Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest
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Gregg Olsen
Brooke Strickland
, August 31, 2012
Medicine has come a long way in the last 100 years, but to say that this book was a shock is an understatement. In 1911 a doctor was whisking her patients off to a scenic resort-type treatment center to help heal their ailments...but people weren't coming back. This book is a true story and is true crime at it's finest. Well-researched and very thorough. A gripping story of death, robbery, and the abuse of the word "doctor." Sad, gripping, and very eye-opening. Highly recommend!
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June Bug
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Chris Fabry
Brooke Strickland
, July 21, 2011
There's something whimsical about this book that took me back to the carefree-ness of childhood. Not overly religious, June Bug does a great job of capturing the complete trust and love that a little girl feels for her daddy. Told from the perspective of a 9 year old that never has a "stable" home, but instead lives out of her traveling mobile home, you're quickly caught up in a different world - one full of Walmart parking lots, fast food, and never having a "real" bed to sleep in. The reader is never sure who's the good guy and who's the bad guy, which makes it all the more gripping. Fabry gives perspective on what's important in life. He's a master wordsmith that combines real love, joy, hope, disappointment, and fear into a marvelous story.
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My Enemys Cradle
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Sara Young
Brooke Strickland
, March 25, 2010
This book is one that will make you stay up late, burn dinner, and take a long lunch. You won't be able to put it down. The characters here are beautifully woven into a life in Nazi-occupied Holland and Germany, giving a glimpse to what it was like at the Lebensborn, a maternity home for Aryan girls carrying German babies. Cyrla, a half Jew, is forced to take refuge in the enemy's cradle, and she has to take on the identity of her nearly identical cousin. It's a riveting and heart-wrenching story of a family that is pulled in all different ways -- who can you trust? Your family? Your government? Or your lover?
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