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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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A Visit from the Goon Squad
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Jennifer Egan
Thomas Jackson
, January 19, 2012
Rock and Roll, great writing and a chapter written from the perspective of a twelve year old, in Powerpoint format makes this book unique and exceptional.
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Let The Great World Spin
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Colum McCann
Thomas Jackson
, January 13, 2011
Sets you free to roam the streets of NYC, circa 1970's. You find yourself gazing upon a tiny figure balancing on a tightrope between the World Trade Centers. Characters with great depth and street-wise personalities fill this well-written volume. Immerse yourself in this world; laugh, cry, cringe and enjoy as the full human drama is in clear view. Add solid prose and call me in the morning.
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Olive Kitteridge
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Elizabeth Strout
Thomas Jackson
, January 25, 2010
Olive Kitterage, by Elizabeth Strout, is the book I most enjoyed reading over the past decade. The characters in the short stories bring small town life in Maine to life. Being a native of Maine, many of the themes and colloquialisms used in the stories added extra flavor. Olive is an omni-present character that ties all of the stories together like the netting of a lobster trap. Sometimes she is a side character with only a brief appearance, while in other stories she is on the stage, center-spotlight illuminating her amidst the darkness. The writing deals with the internal lives, hopes and fears of the characters and thus the themes are universal. With Olive Kitterage, surprises abound from story-to-story and the collection comes together like a novel. The book gave me a feeling of home, while sounding the depths of the human soul in a modern age.
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