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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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Bring Up the Bodies
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Hilary Mantel
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, January 12, 2013
I'm a self-confessed historical fiction nut, but this one (and its predecessor, Wolf Hall) elevated the genre to unexpected heights. The flow and excellence of the language, the details of life in Tudor England, the machinations of politics and life at court, and the knife-sharp characterizations of both well-known and lesser players are all exquisitely portrayed. I wait with bated breath the conclusion of the trilogy.
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HHhH
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Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor
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, August 05, 2012
A unique combination of historical events and a fascinating analysis of where fact and creativity merge and diverge. I read with rapt attention Binet's ruminations on his creative process and obsession with this story and what to put in and what to leave out. Excellent.
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The Sisters Brothers
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Patrick Dewitt
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, January 01, 2012
Simply written, yet complex. Dramatic and at the same time deeply funny. The presentation of violence is almost banal, but makes you pay attention to the time in which it takes place and the brothers' decisions and moral conflicts. One of the best I have ever read - and well deserving of all the accolades it's received.
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Firmin Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
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Sam Savage
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, September 21, 2011
This is an odd little book, sad and imaginative, hopeful and inspiring. Anyone who loves the escapism one can find in books and who has to cope with the rigors and trials of urban life can likely relate to this tale.
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Cleopatra A Life
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Stacy Schiff
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, January 07, 2011
Rich and full of details. Although some critics have complained about the novelistic qualities of the book, I think it makes it more readable and more compelling. I'm glad to get the Elizabeth Taylor image of Cleopatra out of my memory, now that I've read this.
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Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Michael Chabon
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, January 21, 2010
Full of period detail and fully realized characters, this is actually one of the best books I've EVER read. Documents the creative process, reveals a love story to touch you deeply, and makes you laugh out loud. A history of the development of the contemporary comic book superhero as well as of New York in the 30s. This is a book I have bought for and recommended to dozens of people. Just writing this makes me want to read it again.
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