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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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Good Marriage A Novel
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Kimberly McCreight
bookwormbanter
, August 27, 2020
McCreight’s piercingly clever writing style allowed her to creative a precise and intelligent novel.I have loved books within the psychological thriller genre.Her stylish yet realistic prose and dialogue acted as sharp tools to help perfect this masterpiece.The plot centers around a woman named Lizzie, who decides to be the lawyer of her old friend, Zach, who has been accused of killing his wife, Amanda.Lizzie, Zach, and Amanda’s flashbacks complete a narrative unparalleled to other authors within this genre. I found myself absolutely glued to the book, which truly has not happened with many thrillers. We begin to wonder why Lizzie’s alcoholic and strange husband Sam has been behaving so bizarrely.I enjoyed the red herrings, the constant switch of suspicion, and the doubt we readers cast over every character. Itbecame entertaining to eliminate each character after their innocence was proven.I have never liked the type of mystery that provides no hints to the true villain. I find it incredibly unsatisfactory to have the true murderer revealed, but only because other characters figured out the information by talking to other people. The true murderer’s motive and choices fell flat.I did really enjoy the story, until the ending was revealed. I enjoyed the twists and turns, but I couldn'thelp myself feeling disenchanted by the true villain.I absolutely loved the author’s writing, in its style, dialogue, plot creation, and characters.
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Daisy Jones and The Six
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
bookwormbanter
, August 27, 2020
This book is an oral history of a fictional rock and roll band from the 70s, as they go through the first initial fame to insanity, to their downfall. Daisy, Billy, and the other bandmates are not the best model citizens, as they makepoordecisions.Our ensemble cast is interesting, but I felt disappointed with this book. I felt that I enjoyed the rise to fame story, but I was disenchanted by their ridiculous choices.With Daisy and Billy portrayed as selfish lead characters, the smaller bandmates squirmed in the sidelines. However, I feel that the side characters were the most interesting characters. The story of the Six and Daisy is told by the accounts of each character, written in a format that is reminiscent of bio-pics and music PBS specials. I’ve seen many friends and fellow reviewers say that the format reminds them of “Behind the Music”. Additionally, a large portion of the book was related to the music, which incorporated song lyrics. For the actual story, it made sense to sprinkle in a bit of the lyrics, but I did not feel that we needed each song printed in the back of the book. I felt that I preferred the elegant but rags to riches story from Reid’s other popular hits. At least with those characters, the ones who we love are wonderful.We are not meant to love or care for Daisy or Billy, so why are we supposed to be stuck reading about them for so long? I was heavily reminded of “A Star is Born”, in many examples.
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