Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane
Mystic River is Dennis Lehane’s most compelling novel in a truly impressive oeuvre.
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Mystic River is Dennis Lehane’s most compelling novel in a truly impressive oeuvre.
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Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole examines some of the more bizarre mysteries of the malfunctioning brain.
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Lippman’s talent for seeing the world through her characters’ eyes is seductive and persuasive . . . A richly rewarding tale with psychological depth and hints of classic noir.
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In this edition of Shelf Indulgence, Margaret Murphy reviews Margaret Atwood’s Negotiating With The Dead.
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Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women, is revisited by Margaret Murphy in this Shelf Indulgence review.
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Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn, was for me the most outstanding crime & mystery debut of the last two decades.
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Straight Man, by Richard Russo is a telling satire of academic life, writing, and – dare I say it? – writers. It’s also irreverent, funny, and thought provoking. Recommended.
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Scrublands evokes vividly the devastation of a seemingly endless drought, the desperation of a dying town, and the destructiveness of journalists out for a story at any cost.
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One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’, Cannery Row is set in Monterey, California in the Great Depression era, but it’s far from depressing.
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Paul Simon: The Life provides astonishing insights into a complex song-writing process, as well as many instances of Simon’s integrity as a musician and as a man.
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