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Book #83 was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. The back of the book reads: Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color
Read moreBook #82 was Matrimony by Joshua Henkin. The back of the book reads: It’s the fall of 1986, and Julian Wainwright, an aspiring writer, arrives at Graymont College in New England. Here he meets Carter Heinz, with whom he develops a strong but ambivalent friendship, and beautiful Mia Mendelsohn, with whom he falls in love. Spurred on by a family tragedy, Julian and Mia’s love
Read moreBook #65 was The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, the first book in the Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig. The back of the book reads: Nothing ever goes right for Eloise. The day she wears her new suede boots, it rains. When the subway stops short, she’s the one thrown into some stranger’s lap. And she’s had her share of misfortune in the
Read moreBook #62 was The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. The back of the book reads: In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected President. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial “understanding” with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on
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