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Overall, the book artfully asks probing questions about the basic human need for mythology of whatever kind and about the point at which the tensile cord of innocent fascination snaps. An intoxicating tale that’s simultaneously gaudy and exquisite.

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It took Chariandy a decade to write Brother, and it is a breathtaking achievement. It is a compulsive, brutal and flawless novel that is full of accomplished storytelling with not a word spare.

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And the ending, in which Jen retraces her daughter’s actual footsteps, feels both cathartic and satisfying – more so than any high-concept shock twist could have been.

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If you go for Welsh’s stuff, as I do, you’ll go for Dead Men’s Trousers with great enthusiasm. If you don’t … well, you were warned.

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Much of the pleasure of reading this remarkable novel comes from its passionate dedication to the power of stories.

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It becomes clear that this book is both hard-hitting and uplifting: it serves as an indictment of the care industry, but also a tribute to the way humans care for one another.

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From that year-long experience he has fashioned a subtle and touching book, offered as fiction but rich in topical allusions.

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The novel shows some early promise – a discussion of their displacement from Lebanon is illuminating, and contrasts are set up between the friends’ faiths - but sadly this is not explored with any degree of depth. Instead, indirect inner monologues create flat and binary characters...

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“Dear Mrs. Bird” is a delightful read — funny and poignant, yet with horrific descriptions of bombed-out London. It is about the home front during war, yes, but even more it is about the strength of women, the importance of friendship and the toll of stoicism.

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A well-crafted debut with believable political intrigues, solid worldbuilding, and original characters.

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Thier’s prodigious facility with language and penchant for stinging irony are evident. However, even metafiction has one basic requirement—to evoke pity and fear for the human predicament—and this is where the “narrow bridge” collapses.

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While there's a fascinating alternate history here of humanity's quest for the stars, it could stand to be told with characters who are a little more human.

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Despite the weight of all this historical detail, the most powerful sequences are the very first and the very last, showing the slaughter on the canal and the final apprehension of the culprit.

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A waggish, hallucinatory, blood-soaked demonstration of the maxims collected in the titular Baby’s First Felony, a brief, fully illustrated do-it-yourself manual for stupid criminals that’s helpfully appended after the judges’ verdict on the hero.

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The ruthless manipulation of detail and design is essential to Moore's achievement, but it runs the risk of becoming oppressively formulaic, or even claustrophobic.

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Set in a time three decades before #MeToo, Dolly's ultra-sex-positive feminism is honed by her experiences with the evil Sharp and her connections with other women. Half feminist comedy, half romance novel—a genre whose time has come.

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The final installment in an announced trilogy, following Marked for Life (2016) and Marked for Revenge (2017), this is Schepp's best effort yet in its deft blend of psychological suspense and procedural X's and O's.

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Cory confronts his own demons during this quest to discover the truth about the murder, and he makes a fine guide for readers as he does so. A first-class whodunit and a witty, clever, and delightful read.

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Walker’s popular Black Knights Inc. series ends its first chapter with another explosive, action-packed, not-to-be missed romantic adventure that includes a satisfying wrap-up and a hint at what comes next.

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When Lynn's past collides with her nightmarish present, it's because of that work, with more than a bit of government intrigue stirred in to good effect. By the time Lynn and Roxy set off for wintry Colorado on the trail of young William, The Darkest Time of Night has become a hugely satisfying, while still mystifying, suspense novel.

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