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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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Luncheon Of The Boating Party
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Susan Vreeland
Margaret Upshaw
, April 13, 2008
Before you read Vreeland's excellent account of the painting of The Boating Party, get as large a copy of the masterpiece as you can find, because you are going to refer to it often. You will look at the painting to identify the fourteen people who are partying on the Seine on a gorgeous summer day. You will search the painting for the details that Vreeland provides about color, brushwork, structure and form. Best of all the stories of the individuals in the painting, the description of late 19th century Paris and the joy of watching Auguste Renoir create will cause you to love the painting even more after reading this historical fiction than you did before.
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Blue Star
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Tony Earley
Margaret Upshaw
, April 08, 2008
Not only did I return to the beauty of the North Carolina mountains, but I learned that Jim the Boy has become just the kind of decent, contemplative young man the first novel suggested. Thanks, Tony Earley. The Blue Star was even better than a reunion with an old friend who remains every bit as enjoyable as you remember. May the sequel come soon. b
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The Other Side of the Bridge (Large Print) (Wheeler Hardcover)
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Mary Lawson
Margaret Upshaw
, March 13, 2008
Canadian novelist Mary Lawson describes small town living in Struan, Ontario in the 30's and the 50's and she does it well. The characters who seem deceptively simple lead gripping,human lives. So real that days after finishing the novel, I find myself comparing current events to situations in the novel, a fine choice for discussion groups.
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Bad Girl
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Edith Grossman
Margaret Upshaw
, November 23, 2007
I turned pages in this novel with an eagerness not unlike its narrator's pursuit of the Bad Girl. The narrator meets the Peruvian beauty at a party when they are teenagers in Lima, and from the beginning both reader and narrator are captivated not only by the Bad Girl, but also by place. Mario Vargas Llosa moves his narrative from South America to Europe to Asia and back, giving the reader a virtual tour . Do not miss this steamy trip.
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Strange As This Weather Has Been
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Pancake, Ann
Margaret Upshaw
, November 18, 2007
Ann Pancake's novel does it all. The characters are believable and compelling; the setting is effectively and accurately described; the language is rich and arresting ; and the theme demonstrates the horror and greed of mountain top mining. This novel is one of the most honest and powerful books I have ever read.
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