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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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Embroideries
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Marjane Satrapi
J T
, February 24, 2007
Reading 'Embroideries' allows the privilege of eavesdropping upon a gathering of feisty, smart, experienced Iranian women as they gossip, challenge traditional gender roles, & 'talk shop' with honesty & excitement. So much insight & humor! And the perfect ending.
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One Hundred Demons
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Lynda Barry
J T
, February 24, 2007
Brilliant, bittersweet, captivating, funny, deep, & insightful, this collection of demons is worth dressing up for parade. Lynda Barry at her finest! She even closes with an unpretentious how-to of Chinese brush painting, encouraging you to grind your own inks to get your own demons onto any available page. Now if I could just capture some of my immigrant mom's half-crazed premonitions and stories as perfectly as Lynda depicts the Aswang, or recollect my dear friend's suicide the way Lynda sees those nectarines on the windowsill.
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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Haruki Murakami
J T
, February 24, 2007
Richly layered, beautifully wrought, achingly told, & perfectly realized, this is my favorite of Murakami's many masterpieces. It's far more ambitious & epic than most of his other tales. I also appreciated the historical details. A must read!!
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Time Travelers Wife
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Audrey Niffenegger
J T
, February 24, 2007
One of the best-written & most intelligent novels I've picked up in years, 'The Time Traveler's Wife' completely defied my expectations & left me aching to buy copies for everyone on my list, even the cynics & stoics. It's far deeper than sheer sentimentality, and far richer than a simple love story or metaphysical tale. I'm also a huge fan of Haruki Murakami, & I can easily see other Murakami fans (there are indeed many of us) also loving this one.
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Seven Daughters of Eve The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
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Bryan Sykes
J T
, February 24, 2007
Accompanying my intensive research into mDNA & matrilinealism in Austronesian societies, I read this book hoping to get a better overall picture of how maternal clan lines are traced. My highest hopes were surpassed. Sykes not only pioneered the field, he is an excellent writer, & he reveals his enthusiasms well. There's not a dry moment in the book. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed learning about the quite recent history of DNA analysis in archaeology. Like others, I wasn't too awed by the Eurocentrist aspect, but I sense that if Sykes had the time/space, he could have delved even deeper into the genetic history of all the continents. Fascinating & compelling!!
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Robert ParkeHarrison the Architects Brother
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Robert Parkeharrison
J T
, February 24, 2007
Stunning, conscientous, meditative, allegorical, & beautifully printed. I can't recommend this collection highly enough. And after learning about the many-months-with-each-image working process of Robert & Shana Parke-Harrison, their creativity & output wholly testify to the possibilities of creative collaboration between highly talented loved ones. AMAZING! Can't wait to see this work in person someday, but always I'll have this lovely volume...
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Gangster We Are All Looking For
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Le, Thi Diem Thuy
J T
, February 24, 2007
An incredibly captivating, beautiful, heartbreaking, life-affirming, perfectly-wrought evocation of love and loss. Although le thi diem thuy drew upon her own autobiography, what results is poetry infused with the depth of etched emotion ~ a distillation of just the right details, metaphors, & passages ~ never too much or too little, & always the most skillful & sincere voice & tone. A masterful debut. Highly recommended!!
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Veterans Of War Veterans Of Peace
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Maxine Hong Kingston
J T
, February 24, 2007
I've often wished for what "Veterans of War Veterans of Peace" offers, honest and eloquent testimonies of war's myriad sorrows and transformations, to guide my own healing as a daughter of the war in Viet Nam. I am stunned by these eighty brave and beautifully-written offerings from combat soldiers, medics, conscientous objectors, and family members of war. Their collective wisdom is a triumph to the power of witness. Their biographical introductions are humanizing, and almost as compelling as their stories and poems. This collection would make an affirming gift to someone whose life is touched by armed conflict ~ including veterans (past, present, and future,) family members, and advocates for peace. We are among many, yet our struggle to heal war's ongoing wounds & repercussions can sometimes be isolating and disheartening. "Veterans of War Veterans of Peace" is deeply heartening instead, full of hope and life.
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Why Is It Always about You The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism
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Hotchkiss, Sandy
J T
, February 24, 2007
I picked up this book after breaking up with a very talented and egocentric narcissist who, like an earlier reader commented, was superficially generous & kind, but whose lack of true empathy was stunning, & almost incomprehesible to me. I had never faced anything quite like it before, & after the relationship I was left with a need to further understand, to heal, & to avoid repeating that dynamic in future relationships. Very smart, insightful, & highly recommended!!
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