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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong
I’ve been a fan of Ocean Vuong’s poetry since his first chapbook, and the raw emotional vulnerability that drew me to his work remains a…
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May 23, 2019
Moneyland, by Oliver Bullough
Moneyland, by Oliver Bullough
Moneyland isn’t quite marketed right: I think the cover design is weird and the subtitle is a little misleading. It’s not an ‘inside…
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May 22, 2019
Midnight in Chernobyl, Adam Hi
Midnight in Chernobyl, Adam Hi
I get the feeling this will be the one book everyone talks about this February. It’s already getting starred reviews, and even the book…
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Jan 30, 2019
Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi
Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi
This was by far one of the best debut novels I read in 2018. I have to qualify it as a ‘debut’ because on its face, it is a standard plot…
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Jan 30, 2019
How To Hide An Empire: A History of the Greater United States, Daniel Immerwahr
How To Hide An Empire: A History of the Greater United States, Daniel Immerwahr
This book starts a little weird and irreverent, but it gets better. In the book’s first few chapters, Immerwahr’s descriptions come off as…
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Jan 30, 2019
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