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Fiction
In reply to the discussion: What Fiction are you reading this week, April 7, 2024? [View all]hermetic
(8,761 posts)10. Never read that one..
Looks like I should, if I can find it.
The publication of Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event that won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight. Critics have likened her to Harper Lee, naming her the first writer of her generation to dramatize the lives and language of poor whites in the South. Since its appearance, the novel has inspired an award-winning film and has been banned from libraries and classrooms, championed by fans, and defended by critics.
Good luck with the Foster Dade book.
Jenkins brilliantly captures the emotional intensities of adolescence in the dizzying early years of the twenty-first century.
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I just reread it. Most memorable character was the snow. Deep freezing blizzard cold. And the hat.
cbabe
Apr 2024
#12
Good day. Yesterday finished the singe/songwriter Brandi Carlile memoir of her childhood, openly
txwhitedove
Apr 2024
#14
yes indeed The Bookwoman is a wonderful book. I recommend it to anyone I know who reads
yellowdogintexas
Apr 2024
#40
Tried his Arthur and Queenie series while awaiting the next Chet and Bernie
EverHopeful
Apr 2024
#18
she did not steal the idea of the pack librarians since it was a real thing
yellowdogintexas
Apr 2024
#41
Spam calls!! When you decide to go after them, I'll gladly go with you for that adventure. Grrr
txwhitedove
Apr 2024
#37
Trump rally speeches are poor in grammar and sentence structure, but the fictional lies just keep on coming.
usaf-vet
Apr 2024
#32
Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity: Albert Smith's Culinary Capers Recipe 4
yellowdogintexas
Apr 2024
#39