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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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Wise Mans Fear The Kingkiller Chronicle Day Two
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Patrick Rothfuss
Hutif
, January 01, 2012
Rothfuss is kind of on a roll here. While not quite as unique as "Name of the Wind" was, "Wise Man's Fear" has a faster pace and manages to include many more exciting adventures. Easily my favorite book of the year and anyone who has read "Name of the Wind" needs to follow up with this sequel.
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Reagans America Innocents At Home
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Garry Wills
Hutif
, January 21, 2011
A fascinating exploration of what modern America truly means using the life of one of the most revered presidents of the last century as a framework. Gary Wills writes with authority and has thoroughly researched his work. I cannot sufficiently express how much knowledge I have been able to absorb from the pages of this easy-to-read, well referenced, and innumerably valuable work of non fiction. My only negative comment refers to the quality of the pages the book is printed on, which were rather rough.
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Scott Pilgrim 01 Scott Pilgrims Precious Little Life
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Bryan Lee O'Malley
Hutif
, August 29, 2010
Possibly the funniest thing I've ever read. I got this to read during a six hour plane ride. At first I scoffed at such a colorful cover with such stylized graphics, but after reading the description on the back, I just couldn't resist. How could I refuse Scott Pilgrim? It's says right on the back that his "life is so awesome." The story is fun and unique, the drawings are deceptively detailed, and I could really relate to Scott's feelings and thoughts because we are about the same age... or maybe it's because we both have Chinese girlfriends. Either way, I had a lot of fun with this book and am not surprised to see how popular it is. A must have for just about anyone, regardless of whether or not they are comic-book fans.
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Solitudes Aegypt 01
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John Crowley
Hutif
, May 12, 2010
What if the way the universe worked was changing constantly? What if what was possible a thousand years ago is no longer physically possible today? In John Crowley's Aegypt series, he plays with the idea that there is more than one history to the universe. The Solitudes is the first book of the series and well worth the time it takes to really understand it. The novel is a combination of several stories throughout history running in parallel to each other until eventually intersecting in the end. Crowley has a tendency to tangent off about what I considered to be irrelevant details, such as how certain characters remembered dates and events, but the language is intelligent and there is a great deal of depth to the story that will go unnoticed if you aren't paying close attention. Worth the read for this first book, but I couldn't get very far into the second and have basically abandoned the series.
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Contact Harvest Halo 05
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Joseph Staten
Hutif
, May 12, 2010
Good for what it is. The language used is exceedingly simple and the plot is very basic, but the story is nonetheless enjoyable. If you just want to read books based on the video game Halo, I would recommend reading the books by Eric Nylund first and this once you've finished all of these. That being said, it's still a good read, provided you aren't expecting Ray Bradbury-levels of depth.
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One Song A New Illuminated Rumi
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Michael Green
Hutif
, May 12, 2010
"All religions, all this singing, one song." Michael Green has combined his own translations of Rumi's poetry with clipart-style illustrations. A few of these are out of place, but most of the illustrations reinforce the message of the poem and add a deeper level of meaning to Green's translations. Green has included a few translations by the better-known poet, Coleman Barks. I like Green's better. Barks's poems feel clunky; the fact that these are translations are obvious in the wording. Green's poems are most likely less true to Rumi's original meaning, but flow better than Barks's and feel more poetic. Despite how much I enjoy the poetry, I do have two complaints: the way some of the poems are integrated into pictures make them difficult to read and I don't feel that the music included adds anything to the experience. Overall, this is a pretty good illuminated book of some of Rumi's poetry.
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The Name of the Wind
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Patrick Rothfuss
Hutif
, May 12, 2010
I have never been a fan of fantasy novels. They have a tendency to fall into either a children's fairytale or a Lord of the Rings ripoff, in my experience. I had given up on the genre completely in favor Science Fiction, but Patrick Rothfuss has managed to redeem an entire genre in my eyes with a single novel: The Name of the Wind. Rothfuss frequently avoids the cliches associated with fantasy writing with his story of the young Kvothe and his search to find the name of the wind. The main story here is actually told by a character in the story, creating a frame for the events to unfold in. Rothfuss uses beautifully descriptive language and tells an engaging story I was almost completely unable to put down. As far as I'm concerned, 5 out of 5 is not a high enough rating to do this novel justice.
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Collected Works
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Gibran, Kahlil
Hutif
, March 25, 2010
Absolutely astounding. Gibran has an unparalleled way with words. I first read his most famous work "The Prophet" and I immediately fell in love with his style. This collection is nearly 900 pages of his works including prose like The Prophet and (my favorite) The Madman. While certainly not for everyone, this book is a must for anyone who appreciates Gibran.
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