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What I Read in December, 2022: Rounding out the Year. . .

What I Read in December, 2022: Rounding out the Year. . .

Books, books, books! So many to be read, several in progress, and some of I finished in December. The stack above comprises all three, but it’s my December reading I’ll tell you about in this latest post. In fact, I read SO much in December that I’m going to split this post in two. Four titles in this, Part One, and four more in Part Two, coming your way soon. I hope you enjoy both and we can have our usual lively book chat. Click through to read on!

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Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal . . . A Fast Runner, a Fast Read. . .

Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal . . . A Fast Runner, a Fast Read. . .

I’ve got to find ways to keep this blog current — it’s a project of my heart, really, yet it generally plays a weak second fiddle to my main blog. Or to reading itself. After…

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More Marlon James. . .

More Marlon James. . .

Thanks again to Georgia for a post that has whetted my appetite for reading Elana Ferrante’s backlist. I’ve got Ferrante’s Neapolitan books piled up by my desktop computer waiting for me to be home long…

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Marlon James and his not-so-brief history…

Marlon James and his not-so-brief history…

Marlon James’ A Brief History of Seven Killings lives up to the promise of high energy made by its nearly lurid yellow cover. The novel, which earned a series of accolades and awards, most notably the…

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Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke

Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke

This year, I’m not going to put off recording titles until I get a chance to respond to them thoughtfully because I’ve learned that may never happen. Instead, I’ll give a few quick impressions when…

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