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Kate's avatar

If you have not yet read Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow, it’s fantastic. While her later work doesn’t leave me as awed, that one does. The other book I’m thinking about these days is Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Water Knife. His others are strong as well but the summer droughts have me thinking about that one.

Last recommendation feels ridiculous but worth it. I was supposed to read War and Peace in college for a class. I read enough to hold my own in discussions and moved one. I’m reading it over the course of the year and it’s so much better than I’d remembered. Sure Tolstoy probably would have benefitted from an editor here and there. But there are scenes I won’t forget and insights into human nature that are worth it. I’m hoping the sense of satisfaction is as well!

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Tammy Watkins's avatar

Read Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance after you mentioned it last week. Absolutely loved it. I appreciate it even more after reading this essay!

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