Hunger: a Memoir of (My) Body
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May 4 2017
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9780062362599
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All the Rage
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Dec 23 2015
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9781250021922
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Round House, the
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Aug 19 2015
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9780062065247
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Wonder When You'll Miss Me
I don't know how to talk about this novel. Plot points and themes include gang rape, weight and body image, mental health and life in a traveling circus. I appreciate the protagonist's emotional progression throughout, but I'm not sure the conceit of her imaginary "fat girl" companion really works. It's still a good book. Read it and tell me what you think.
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Jul 15 2013
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0-688-16781-0
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the
I don't get it. Oftentimes when a book is a huge success there's an easily discernible reason. I'll admit The DaVinci Code was a real page turner, and Oprah nailed most of her book club selections back in the day. But The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just isn't all that. It's compelling, sure, but standard thriller fare. Possibly a little more interesting for its Swedishness, but really it's just another guy written guy book where a smart middle aged guy ends up a hero with the money and the girl half his age. He throws in some statistics about violence against women and some strong female characters, yet one of the rape scenes was just a little too rapey for my feminist taste.
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Jul 23 2010
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978-0-307-26975-1
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Through the Cracks
The second in librarian Barbara Fister's Anni Kosinken mystery series, Through the Cracks makes me sad. Sad because it's so good, that I think Barbara could ditch librarianship and be a full-time writer. She's a really good librarian, so it would be a serious loss to the profession.
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May 28 2010
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978-0-312-37492-1