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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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Astrid & Veronika
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Olsson, Linda
Barbara Stone
, January 19, 2010
"Astrid and Veronika" is one of the most perfectly written books I've ever had the pleasure to read. The story of two women in a remote Scandinavian village, Olsson lets us glimpse the lives and the pain of the two almost peripherally. I read once, that each person has at least one story, that, if you heard it, would break your heart. Astrid and Veronika are no exception, but they'll break your heart with beauty and courage.
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When Will There Be Good News
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Kate Atkinson
Barbara Stone
, August 07, 2009
What can be better in the summer than a Kate Atkinson novel? I'll admit that I'm totally hooked. This is the third in a series of what I describe to friends as "literary mysteries". Common to all three books is the detective/former policeman, Jackson Brodie. All three feature many threads that all tie together (astoundingly) at the end. In this novel, Jackson is, once again, involved in a mystery very much against his better judgment. He's involved in an accident and saved by a young woman named Reggie who also has two mysteries of her own to work out. As the various stories are presented you find yourself thinking, "She's never going to connect all of these..." but, amazingly enough, at the end everything fits together in ways you could never have predicted. Atkinson is one of the few writers who can literally entrance me these days, to the point where family, home, job and interests start taking a back seat to finishing the book. Her characters are compelling and so well fleshed out that you honestly think you know them. The books are masterfully written and deeply satisfying. I'd invite Atkinson to dinner if I could.
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Astrid & Veronika
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Olsson, Linda
Barbara Stone
, July 29, 2008
What a gem. I didn't want this book to end, but even the ending was perfect. Linda Olsson has written a small novel of amazing depth and beauty. Things are described in simple yet profound ways, much in the same style as the conversation between the two characters. Both Astrid and Veronika are in pain, and both thought that isolation was the only way of dealing with it. When they find each other, though, a similar chord is struck in each and they piece together a friendship and trust slowly and methodically. Each has a story to tell which comes out slowly and in small bits, and each story will break your heart. But each story also makes each woman who she is--strong, loving and beautiful. This is a book about connection and transformation. It is beautifully written and will stay with me forever.
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No I Dont Want To Join A Bookclub
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Virginia Ironside
Barbara Stone
, April 16, 2008
"Women of a certain age" will often surprise you. They've earned the right to have strong opinions, to love as they choose and to do what they want. Mary is fed up with people telling her how to live her life and this funny, warm novel shows you how lively older women can be. It may not appeal to everyone, but I found it incredibly funny and I want to "grow up" to be just like Mary.
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Olive Kitteridge
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Elizabeth Strout
Barbara Stone
, April 16, 2008
A book of pure, rich and evolving character. Strout has given us a look inside another person's soul through various character's views of Olive Kitteridge. I've often told friends that I would actually know myself best if I could do "personality triangulation"--see myself through the eyes of friends and people who know me. The stories in this book reflect many aspects of Olive Kitterage--both good and bad. The reader gets to see how much she loves her son, and how much damage he feels she's done to him. You see her many kindnesses to former students, and her harsh opinions about people she encounters. Ultimately, Olive is like all of us, a mixture of good and bad, annoying and inspiring. I loved "finding" her and her path through life in each story. It was the best sort of scavenger hunt. I love authors who show rather than tell, and Elizabeth Strout has done that exceptionally well.
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Every Last Cuckoo
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Kate Maloy
Barbara Stone
, February 03, 2008
Kate Maloy has written a story off loss and survival following loss. Maybe "thriving" is a better word than survival. Sarah, the main character, survives the loss of her husband, and finds room in her heart and home for others who need healing of their own. Well and thoughtfully written.
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Walking In Circles Before Lying Down
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Merrill Markoe
Barbara Stone
, January 23, 2008
This is one of the funniest novels I've ever read. Anyone who's loved a dog will be able to hear their dog's thoughts in this book. I always knew my dogs thought I was a bit of a dolt, but it's endearing that they love me, despite that. Wonderful story of a human who screws up her life repeatedly and the dogs who talk to her.
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Keeping The House
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Ellen Baker
Barbara Stone
, August 01, 2007
Keeping the House is an engaging family saga which encompasses both World Wars. The grand house which figures so prominently in the story is said to be cursed, but Dolly, a 1950's housewife who moves to the town, wants to bring it back to its former glory. Her search for the "story" of the house introduces us to the many stories of love, heartbreak and growth that take place there. The book is a satisfying look at priviledged families before WWII, and the lives of women in the early part of the 20th century.
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Eating Heaven
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Jennie Shortridge
Barbara Stone
, January 06, 2007
A wonderful novel about the possibilities for growth, for families (no matter what form they take) and for healing. You feel compassion for all of the pain in the people around her and joy in their discovery of what their love for each other can accomplish.
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Any Place I Hang My Hat
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Susan Isaacs
Barbara Stone
, November 06, 2006
Susan Isaacs tells the story of an intelligent political writer who can't move on with her life until she resolves the fundamental issue of why her mother left her as a baby. Raised by well-meaning relatives who were nothing like her, Amy uses her skills in journalism to find out everything she can about her mother, why her mother left her and ultimately finds a fundamental truth about herself and her own nature in the process. An excellent treatment of the question, "Who am I?"
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