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Random book reviews from a girl who likes to read, a lot.

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Men Without Women

A review of Haruki Murakami’s lovely short story collection, Men Without Women.

DEFI, defi the norm, drive my car, feelings, Haruki Murakami, heartbreak, jazz, kafuku, kino, luis aguilera photography, men without women, Murakami, publishing, Scope Miami Beach, Tokyo

Lincoln in the Bardo

A review of George Saunders debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo .

1862, abraham lincoln, bardo, cemetery, civil war, death, george saunders, hans vollman, lincoln, lincoln in the bardo, roger bevins iii, the reverend everly thomas, willie

The Possessions

A review of Sara Flannery Murphy’s debut novel, The Possessions.

Bodies, Body, Edie, Elysian Society, ghost stories, ghosts, library, Lotuses, obsession, Patrick Braddock, Possession, Sara Flannery Murphy, The Possessions

Other Russias

A review of Victoria Lomasko’s new graphic journalism, Other Russias.

all things considered, feminine, graphic reportage, graphic reporting, lgbt, moscow, moscow state university, nikloskoye, nizhny novgorod, npr, other russias, protests, pussy riot, russia, sergei mokhnatikin, sex workers, victoria lomasko

The Guest Cat

A review of Takashi Hiraide’s charming novel, The Guest Cat

cat lover, cats, chibi, dragonfly, garden, instagram, Japan, japanese, japanese literature, kiyama shohei literary award, Life, prose, takashi hiraide, the guest cat, thirties, Tokyo

My Documents

A review of Alejandro Zambra’s short story collection, My Documents.

alejandro zambra, augusto pinochet, book, chile, cigarettes, computer, instituto nacional general jose miguel carrera, mcsweeney, megan mcdowell, memory, my documents, national institute, quit smoking, salvador allende, santiago, short stories, short story collection, smoking, soccer, typewriter, writer

The Past

A review of Tessa Hadley’s new novel, The Past.

2017, @andreasbookreviews, Alice Crane, childhood, Cranes, family, Fran, Françoise Sagan, Harriet Crane, instagram, Kasim, Kingston, Molly Crane, Pilar, reading, relationships, Roland Crane, Somerset, Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, The Past

The Painted Lady

A review of Françoise Sagan’s 1981 novel, The Painted Lady (La Femme Fardée).

Andreas Fayard, Armand Bautet-Lebreche, Bonjour Tristesse, Cannes, Captain Elledocq, Charley Bollinger, Clarisse Lethuillier, Dureau Steelworks, Edma Bautet-Lebreche, Eric Lethuillier, Françoise Sagan, French, French novels, Hans-Helmut Kreuze, Julien Peyrat, La Chamade, La Doriacci, La Femme Fardée, Narcissus, Olga Lamouroux, Sagan, Simon Bejard, The Painted Lady

The Lovers (Les Amants)

A review of Louis Malle’s 1958 drama film, The Lovers starring Jeanne Tournier.

1958, affairs, bathtub, chanel, Dijon, ennui, french cinema, housewife, Jeanne Moreau, Jeanne Tournier, Louis Malle, Love, marriage, Paris, ridiculous, The Lovers

The Middlesteins

Book review of Jami Attenberg’s novel, The Middlesteins.

2012, august, bad review, benny middlestein, chicago, communication, edie middlestein, empathy, first world problem, hoarding, jami attenberg, magical realism, middlesteins, obesity, rachelle middlestein, richard middlestein, robin middlestein, russian jewish, shopping, summer, the middlesteins

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