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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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This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Karen from SF
, October 12, 2023
This book is a perfect little jewel. To say that I adored it would be an understatement. It's just that creative, and heartbreaking, and wonderful. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy at your local bookstore, pour your favorite beverage, and prepare to fall in love.
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In a Dark, Dark Wood
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Ruth Ware
Karen from SF
, July 18, 2020
Capitalizing on the popularity of thriller/mysteries featuring female protagonists in peril (Girl on a Train et al), this is a mediocre entry into the genre. The writing is clunky, the characters one-note, and the mystery not terribly mysterious. If you're stuck in a house in the dark woods with nothing else to read, sure. But if you're looking for a page-turner with lovely writing, complex characters, and clever plots, turn to Tana French instead.
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Hild
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Griffith, Nicola
Karen from SF
, October 23, 2014
This lovely book takes you back in time to the 7th century, the so-called dark ages, in Britain. From page 1 you are immersed in the atmosphere, culture and even language as you follow Hild's remarkable rise to status and power. Packed with exquisite detail, this dense book pulls you in and delivers an amazing, unforgettable story. Hild is a fascinating protagonist, all the more so because she was a real woman. Griffith has done her homework: I painlessly learned more about the Anglo Saxons than I ever thought I could from a novel. Rich, rewarding, and so, so good.
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Poisoners Handbook Murder & the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
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Deborah Blum
Karen from SF
, April 03, 2013
Do you shy away from non-fiction reads, feeling that they're too preachy, teachy, or dry? This book will make you a convert. With each chapter devoted to a different poisonous substance, Blum wraps science, medicine, politics, and history in compulsively-readable anecdotes of outlandish and fascinating characters. Here you'll find more murder, mayhem, mystery and forensic medicine than an episode of CSI. Did the shy, polite husband kill his heiress wife for her money? Why did the famous movie ingenue drop dead? How does the immortal man finally get done in? Reading this true history of one of the most colorful times and places in US history--New York of the early 20th Century--you'll learn about the birth of forensics, the unintended consequences of prohibition, the fascinating effects of poison on the human body, and the dark side of the human psyche, all while being thoroughly entertained.
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Angelmaker
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Nick Harkaway
Karen from SF
, January 30, 2013
The urban proto-steampunk fantasy noir zombie book is soooo done. Or so it seems. Then this book comes along and blows the genre out of the water. What a fantastic ride! This book is enjoyable, well-written, and startling imaginative from beginning to end. It's got a little Gaiman, a little Chandler, a little Stevenson, but derivative of no one. The characters are wonderful, believable, and well-drawn, even the passing side characters. My bookclub read this and, though we have 7 members and 14 opinions, we all loved it. That NEVER happens. If any of this appeals, do pick up Angelmaker. You won't regret it.
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Seabiscuit An American Legend
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Laura Hillenbrand
Karen from SF
, August 06, 2012
Ms. Hillenbrand is one of the loveliest non-fiction writers working today, and this book is proof. Whether your interest is horses, gambling, sports, early 20th-century culture, or just a great story, this book will entertain and enlighten you. By the way, the movie was lovely, but it doesn't give you the complete story. The truth is even more interesting.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rebecca Skloot
Karen from SF
, January 03, 2012
Amazing story, fabulously researched. Rebecca Skloot subtly makes her pursuit of the story part of the story, and it is the hook that drew me in. I happen to love science and medicine, but I think anyone with an interest in human beings would find this story fascinating.
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