Others: Mixed "In her flat in north London, Iona Kirkpatrick sets to work on a new project translating a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese musician. With each letter and journal entry, Iona becomes more and more intrigued with the unfolding story of two lovers: Jian, a punk rocker who believes there is no art without political commitment, and Mu, the young woman he loves as fiercely as his ideals"--Dust jacket flap.
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C Pam Zhang
2020 · 288 pages · 1 review
Others: MixedBoth epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature. On a broad level, it explores race in an expanding country and the question of where immigrants are allowed to belong. But page by page, it’s about the memories that bind and divide families, and the yearning for home.
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Amanda Montell
2019 · 304 pages · 6 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positive"A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us..."--From dust jacket, front flap.
Terry Carr
1974 · 179 pages · 1 review
Others: PositiveFirst edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is slighlty discoloured, and page block head is lightly tanned. Otherwise, almost as new. LW
Philip Pullman
2019 · 736 pages · 2 reviews
Others: NegativeLYRA SILVERTONGUE thought her adventuring days were long over. Now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College, she could almost begin to doubt that she'd once traveled to the world of the dead were it not for the painful separation from her daemon, Pantalaimon. But intrigue is swirling around Lyra once more. Pantalaimon witnesses a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry shocking echoes of their past. They learn of a city haunted by daemons, and of a desert rose said to reveal the nature of Dust. Even these small scraps of knowledge are dangerous. Lyra is being watched and followed--and inexorably drawn back into a battle she thought she'd left behind. On the run, she seeks refuge with the gyptians, and finds a surprising new ally in Malcolm Polstead. But hers aren't the kind of troubles you can hide from. And the journey in front of her is one Lyra must navigate alone if she is to emerge whole. This description comes from the publisher. The Secret Commonwealth is the second volume of The Book of Dust; this is the sequel series to the His Dark Materials series, the first of which is The Golden Compass or Northern Lights.
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Lucy Wood
2018 · 229 pages · 1 review
Others: NegativeAn uncanny, startlingly beautiful story collection steeped in the Cornish landscape, from the award-winning author of Diving Belles and Other Stories and Weathering.
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Stephanie Perkins
2011 · 368 pages · 7 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveBudding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.
Mixedher life is really interesting very sad landscape writing is really good I can picture all the buildings and landscapes she described she gave you new ones descriptions of the people in her life particularly I felt her grandmother but her writing style is very matter-of-fact.
