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Book Review: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

A fun romp through the town of Nollop–a fable and an exercise in lipogrammatic creativity all in one.
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Book Review: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

An excellent book on modern cults, from the mundane to the murderous. And there’s a podcast!
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Book Review: Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk

Nottingham will be enjoyed by anyone who likes complex casts of characters and complex plots that treat the reader as intelligent–the comparison to Game of Thrones on the cover of my version is fairly earned.
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Book Review: Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron

I received an advanced reading copy of this book, lost it, then found it again recently — a confluence, one might say, with the events of the book itself.
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Book Review: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Those looking for a character study or for chapters of fleshing out relationships will want to look elsewhere, but for those who want to be moved by the feeling of connection and the most human kind of depersonalization will love this book.
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Movie Review: The Menu

Would I see The Menu again? Yes, Chef.
