Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
By Lindsay C Gibson
Easy and helpful read, possible explanations to how maddening it feels trying to connect with my parents sometimes.
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Revisiting the Classics
Classic literary works, myths, and fairy tales reimagined for the modern world, told through a new perspective, or ending with a novel twist that will keep readers engaged - even those familiar with the originals.
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Knausgaard channels his repressed, inner Jon Fosse in the novel ARENDAL, in which a "stranger" comes to a small, Norwegian coastal town and...
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Again, see notes on previous volumes of this "perfect for me at this moment" trilogy. Thanks, Robin Hobb! Now I need to get hold of the "Fitz and...
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
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Couldn’t set this one down. Finished in a weekend. It's a unique writing style that weaves in child-like elements and feels choppy and a little...
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Best review quote: “I, Spy is a twister that lulls you deep into the story, then starts hitting you with surprises.”―BookTrib
Serious Music
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In my top 5 novels by the grandmaster. In Everett's best, I think, the protagonists are frigging brilliant people living in a cruel society. I found...