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Nov 17

'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rhys

'We stared at each other, blood on my face, tears on hers. It was as if I saw myself.'—Review #244

Nov 10

Reader's Choice: Books From Independent Presses

Select an upcoming review of: 'The Gadfly' by Ethel Lilian Voynich, 'The Kirschbaum Lectures' by Seth Rogoff or 'This is Not Miami' by Fernanda Melchor

Nov 3

'Batman: The Long Halloween' by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

A serial killer haunts Gotham's underworld; plus, maintaining our vampire tradition.—Review #243

Oct 27

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Oct 20 •

'Time of the Flies' by Claudia Piñeiro

'Any other fumigator, anyone who doesn't understand this pain, would turn me in. I know that you understand me.'—Review #242

Oct 13

Books I Bought While Traveling, Part 3

New to the TBR: Novels by Frank Herbert, Patrick Süskind and Jean Rhys

Oct 6

'The Bloater' by Rosemary Tonks

'Yes, I'm ungrateful, impossible to please, inhuman, malicious, and demanding. Good!'—Review #241

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Sep 22 •

'The House on Mango Street' by Sandra Cisneros

'You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you are.'—Review #240

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'Any other fumigator, anyone who doesn't understand this pain, would turn me in. I know that you understand me.'—Review #242

Oct 13

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'Mammoth' by Eva Baltasar, 'The Italian Girl' by Iris Murdoch and 'The Water Statues' by Fleur Jaeggy—Review #239

Sep 1 •

'Bonjour Tristesse' by Françoise Sagan

'That summer returns to me with all its memories.'—Review #238

Aug 18 •

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'Pedro Páramo' by Juan Rulfo, 'Pisti, 80 Rue de Belleville' by Estelle Hoy and 'The Employees' by Olga Ravn—Review #233

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