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Review: Station Eleven
Station Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780385353304, September 2014, 352pp.) The Short of It: Civilization ends and begins and through it all there is music and Shakespeare. The...
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Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage By Haruki Murakami (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780385352109, August 2014, 400pp.) The Short of It: Loss, longing and the power of memory. This novel is...
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Review: The Strange Library
The Strange Library By Haruki Murakami, Translater, Ted Goossen (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780385354301, 96pp.) The Short of It: An experience, more than anything else. The Rest of It: In 2014, Murakami fans...
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Review: Blood on Snow
Blood on Snow By Jo Nesbø (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780385354196, April 7, 2015, 224pp.) The Short of It: Short, quick read but lacking in the depth and complexity that I’ve come to expect from Nesbø. The...
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Cannot Wait for Wind / Pinball!
I am so excited! These two novels (Hear the Wind Sing & Pinball, 1973) have finally been translated in English and will be coming out on August 4th in one volume. As part of the Trilogy of the Rat...
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Review: Wind / Pinball
Wind / Pinball By Haruki Murakami, Translated by Ted Goossen (Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9780385352123, August 4, 2015, 256pp.) The Short of It: Mesmerizing. The Rest of It: You all know how I...
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Review: Days of Awe
Days of Awe By Lauren Fox Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9780307268129, August 2015, 272pp. The Short of It: Life goes on even when you feel like it shouldn’t. The Rest of It: I read this one far...
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Review: Wintering
Wintering By Peter Geye Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9781101946466, June 7, 2016, 320pp. The Short of It: One man escaping his past, another man revisiting it to find closure. The Rest of It: In...
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Review: Men Without Women (Stories)
Men Without Women By Haruki Murakami, Translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9780451494627, May 9, 2017, 240pp. The Short of It: A collection of stories that...
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Review: The Thirst
The Thirst By Jo Nesbø Knopf Publishing Group, Hardcover, 9780385352161, May 8, 2017, 480pp. The Short of It: Harry Hole is back and this one does not disappoint. The Rest of It: When a crazy lunatic...
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Review: Killing Commendatore
Killing Commendatore By Haruki Murakami Knopf, 9780525520047, October 2018, 704pp. The Short of It: In my opinion, this is one of his most linear works and yet it possesses all of the key elements...
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