Charles Bookman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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"Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver A morality tale from a master story teller about the desolation and desperation of the Appalachian poor who are trapped on an endless conveyor of malign neglect, failed dreams and lost opportunities. https://t.co/caVuEekB7a

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"The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles An American story—misbegotten kids on the highway of life—told by a master. Reading “The Lincoln Highway” is like browsing through a scrapbook of 1950s America. Towles fans will not be disappointed. https://bookmanreader.blogspot.com/

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“Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr Parallel stories about young people finding their place, from 1400s Istanbul, to 20c Idaho, and an apocalyptic near future. The author pulls it all together into a compelling paean to the power of storytelling. http://bookmanreader.blogspot.com

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"Harlem Shuffle" by Colson Whitehead A novel about crooks and strivers. There are two kinds of people in “Harlem Shuffle,” crooks and strivers. they're not so different. https://t.co/eU4rvJSlNG

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"Around the World in 80 Books" by David Damrosch David Damrosch uses Jules Verne’s literary device to organize essays on world literature. The result is less a travelogue than a horn of plenty of outstanding authors to turn to in future reading. https://t.co/caVuEekB7a

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