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Neal Gilbert Redman: Creative writer, writing professor, @VCFA alum, and, you guessed it, Swede(ish-American). Also @BigFrickinSwede@mastodon.social

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Book Cover for: Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe
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A good book opens your eyes and changes your perspective. It took a second read for me to fully open my eyes, but Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is indeed a masterpiece. #literature (blog link in thread)

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Book Cover for: Kindred, Octavia Butler

Kindred

Octavia Butler
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If you haven't read Octavia Butler before, you really should. She changes the way her readers view the world. https://gilbertredman.com/bigfrickingswede/2021/10/16/the-bfs-recommends-kindred-by-octavia-butler/ #octaviabutler #kindred

Paperback, 2004

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last Tycoon: An Unfinished Novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Last Tycoon: An Unfinished Novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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@Secondlina F. Scott Fitzgerald never finished his final book, The Last Tycoon, but reading what he drafted and the outline he sketched out for the rest is delightful, as is thinking on the possibilities of what it might have become.

Paperback, 2023

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Student Text: Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

Student Text: Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe
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A good book opens your eyes and changes your perspective. It took a second read for me to fully open my eyes, but Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is indeed a masterpiece. #literature (blog link in thread)

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