Benjamin Dreyer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Arcadia
Tom StoppardBenjamin Dreyer@RachaelDunlop One is, or at least I am, reminded of Tom Stoppard's line in Arcadia about the danger of fortuitous wit.
Paperback, 2011
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Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Mary RodgersBenjamin DreyerI've just finished reading Shy, by Mary Rodgers and @JesseKGreen, and it concludes with a coup de théàtre wrapped in a tour de force, and I couldn't have enjoyed myself more. It's a perfect memoir.
Paperback, 2023
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Harlem Shadows
Claude McKayBenjamin DreyerRT @ModernLibrary: We're very pleased to publish (today!) this wonderful centenary edition of Claude McKay's Harlem Shadows, with a new int…
Paperback, 2021
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeeBenjamin Dreyer"That yard's a mighty long place for little girls to cross at night," Jem teased. "Ain't you scared of haints?" —Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Ahem.
Paperback, 2005
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Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan LethemBenjamin DreyerWhat did I think of that guy? Shitting or not?...A shark or a MOOK? —Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn 🐝
Paperback, 2000
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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley JacksonBenjamin Dreyer@MarkHarrisNYC The Haunting of Hill House's Theodora is one of Shirley Jackson's most likable characters—which, yes, isn't saying much, but she's where I've gotten to for the moment.
Paperback, 2006
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Six Degrees of Separation: A Play
John GuareBenjamin DreyerOr to put it another way: If John Guare had written Six Degrees of Separation in 1980, Joan would have played Ouisa.
Paperback, 1990
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Sunset Boulevard
Billy WilderBenjamin DreyerBilly Wilder: A Foreign Affair (1948), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), and let's make it an even quartet with Stalag 17 (1953). Thanks, and have a nice day. https://t.co/EahigukKIK
Paperback, 1999
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Just So Stories
Rudyard KiplingBenjamin Dreyerone of Rudyard Kipling's lesser-known Just So stories
Paperback, 2001
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Lucy by the Sea
Elizabeth StroutBenjamin DreyerI'm v. excited about the publication of Elizabeth Strout's Lucy by the Sea. https://t.co/wDhtdiqvBd
Paperback, 2023
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