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Seph Murtagh Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Ulysses, Hugh Kenner

Ulysses

Hugh Kenner
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My friend (and ring-bearer at my wedding), Professor Kevin Murphy, gave a triumphant talk on Joyce’s Ulysses tonight at @IthacaCollege. Hugh Kenner and parallax were mentioned, which made me very happy. https://t.co/cnTlhyaH58

Paperback, 1987

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Book Cover for: To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf
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Virginia Woolf’s 10-year run from Jacob’s Room to The Waves has to be one of the greatest literary streaks of all time. Those two books plus Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, A Room of One’s Own, The Common Reader 1 & 2. 🔥🔥🔥

Paperback, 1989

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Book Cover for: The Sellout, Paul Beatty

The Sellout

Paul Beatty
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The Sellout by Paul Beatty. Not only maybe the funniest novel I’ve ever read, but filled with passages of transcendent writing like this one. “If New York is the City That Never Sleeps, then Los Angeles is the City That’s Always Passed Out on the Couch.” https://t.co/CHJnE9wPrm

Paperback, 2021

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Book Cover for: The English Understand Wool, Helen DeWitt

The English Understand Wool

Helen DeWitt
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From The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt. 17-year-old me would have appreciated this passage. 😊 https://t.co/XAh15lyCbg

Hardcover, 2022

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Book Cover for: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf
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Virginia Woolf’s 2nd novel. I’m enjoying it, but it’s surprisingly conventional compared to her later novels, with a voice that reminds me of one of George Eliot’s narrators. Amazing that Mrs. Dalloway was only a few years away from this. https://t.co/ga27IkIqpi

Hardcover, 2021

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