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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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Mr. Splitfoot
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Samantha Hunt
KB
, February 11, 2016
The striking cover and spooky title of this novel build a certain type of expectation but please be aware - there's some great writing inside. Atmospheric and compelling dual stories are interwoven skillfully and greet each other in the end. Sure, it's a ghost story, but so much more... The Love of Christ! Foster Home and a collection damaged kids, a very long walk with a mute aunt and her pregnant niece, a creepy cult leader and strange Carl Sagan/glam rocker religion mashup, a sexy pirate con artist, mothers good and mothers bad, and even a blurb on the back cover from a dead writer. Unique.
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Fates and Furies
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Lauren Groff
KB
, February 11, 2016
Excellent character development told in a contemporary, daring manner. The shifted POV mid-novel, the scattered Greek chorus comments, and many (theatrical) sentence fragments work because Lauren Groff is such a talented writer. Her novel 'Arcadia' is highly recommended for those who prefer a more traditional prose style. Nobody is better at creating fascinating personalities within fictional families. Fates and Furies has much to offer in the contemplation of marriage, our internal vs. external lives, maternal complexities, and the fierce natures of both revenge and of love.
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