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Apr 14Liked by Books on GIF

Excellent review and so glad you enjoyed it! I have a couple(well a lot) of books on my TBR that I need to get to. Loved the Wide Sargasso Sea. I was in DC 18 months ago and The National Museum of African American Art and Culture floored me. I think about it often. Enjoy the weather!

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Thanks, Kate! That museum is absolutely amazing. I was able only to see a fraction of it. Can't wait to go back!

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This one is on my list so happy to hear you enjoyed it! I’ll be curious to hear what you think of Nightwood. I read it ages ago and couldn’t make much sense of it, but I think it’s time for a reread.

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Thanks, Laura. I'm looking forward to Nightwood. I don't know anything about it, but some folks I trust have recommended it so fingers crossed!

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Omg that Ann Manov review…😱😂 and look at you! Recognizing art in the permanent collection at the National Gallery of Art on sight—a veritable snob!

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Lol! Thanks, Eve! For some reason, I either looked that painting up years ago, or someone posted about its location on Twitter or something and that factoid rattled around in my brain until I was in the museum. They don't even feature it on the program, can you believe it? What's wrong with the Smithsonian!? They are sitting on a gold mine!

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Apr 15Liked by Books on GIF

What a wonderful review!!! It is always wonderful when a book you’ve owned for eternity turns out to be so good and you can’t believe you didn’t pick it up sooner! ‘City of Night’ has never been on my radar but it now firmly is I’m v interested by it.

I was mouth agape and giggling at the Ann Manov review. It is so thorough and SO long. She just keeps going. I think criticism in the book world lacks at times so I did enjoy reading this and Manov killed it (literally). Technically she’s only mimicking what Oyler has already done when she reviewed Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’. In an ideal world I’d like to see a Oyler live reaction to the review for the sake of entertainment 😉

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Thanks, Martha! I'm glad you enjoyed the review and that it sparked your interest in the book. It's so great when a book you're avoiding turns out to be a pleasant surprise! And it's such a relief to have it off the TBR and finally in its rightful place on the shelf. It's amazing how the Manov piece has electrified the book world! And it's great to see BookForum back in critical form. They were missed!

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