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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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In Cold Blood A True Account of a Multiple Murder & Its Consequences
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Truman Capote
stephanie
, May 17, 2008
Brilliant.
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How I Paid for College A Novel of Sex Theft Friendship & Musical Theater Signed
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Marc Acito
stephanie
, May 22, 2007
One of my all-time favorites. Reads like a good conversation and Acito is hilarious with a keen eye for detail. Saw him read/perform in person and greatly enjoyed that as well.
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My Sisters Keeper
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Jodi Picoult
stephanie
, May 22, 2007
I thought this was a Young Adult title when I started it (recommended by a friend) but I ended up quite liking it. The end was a bit trite, but still, it would make a good 'After School Special' and it was a decent lunch-time read.
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Something Borrowed
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Emily Giffin
stephanie
, May 22, 2007
Totally easy read, but good fun. Read it all on a Sunday and couldn't wait to read the one that follows it.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
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David Sedaris
stephanie
, May 22, 2007
GENIUS. The funniest book I think I have ever read. At least in recent memory.
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King Dork 01
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Frank Portman
stephanie
, January 10, 2007
Hilarious. It's been a long time since I read a book where the character had such a strong voice. Portman has a very natural way of relating the high-school experience, and even those of us who weren't as bad off as Tom can relate and recognize our teenage selves in him. For the part that made me laugh most, see the Glossary in the back of the book, and look up Jimmy Buffet. I laughed for a long time over that one.
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Life of Pi
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Yann Martel
stephanie
, December 28, 2006
Awesome. I was fully engrossed by what looks like--from the outside--a long story about a boy in a boat with no food and no chance of survival. I loved the way it made you believe in Pi's existence the way that "Memoirs of a Geisha" made you believe that she was telling her story firsthand.
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Orchid Thief
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Susan Orlean
stephanie
, September 21, 2006
A bit dense with Florida history, if that sort of thing doesn't interest you, but a lovely, well-written look into the obsession of orchid-lovers and a fascinating account of one nutty man and his odd passions.
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Kafka On The Shore
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Haruki Murakami and Philip Gabriel
stephanie
, June 26, 2006
This book made me mental. I got about 200 pages into it and couldn't bear to finish it. Other people I know have loved it and swear by other Murakami works, but I really hate to say that I didn't like this it all.
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Love in the Time of Cholera
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Edith Grossman
stephanie
, June 26, 2006
Amazing....such rich detail and so vividly imagined. Even the impossible seems possible. Love this book!
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Little Friend
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Donna Tartt
stephanie
, May 08, 2006
Very on the fence about this book...it's wonderfully detailed, but somehow not terribly engaging.
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Green Squall
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Jay Hopler and Louise Gl�ck
stephanie
, May 08, 2006
so good that i keep it on my bedside table and flip through it to re-read a random poem nearly every day.
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