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Margot: A Novel
by Wendell Steavenson
Margot by Wendell Stevenson (12/6/2022)
I cannot really find anything concrete to explain my "meh" reaction to this book, but I had to struggle to finish it. Plot and characters were adequately accomplished, so perhaps it was the period setting , but it just didn't provoke a positive response. The more so inmore
Dinosaurs: A Novel
by Lydia Millet
Dinosaurs: A Novel by Lydia Millet (9/2/2022)
Dinosaurs? Maybe we all are, just waiting for our next evolutionary stage, as the protagonist, Gil, is.

This is an outstanding book and a shortish read that goes down so smoothly that you will easily finish it in one day. These unlikely characters have found themselves inmore
Natural History: Stories
by Andrea Barrett
Natural History (7/30/2022)
I truly wanted to like this book more than I did because I know the author has a legion of fans. However, I found the stories, while beautifully and precisely written, were like a beautiful but staid piece of music: you know you are supposed to like it, but you feel insteadmore
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