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"Shin, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, makes her debut in fiction by giving readers a glimpse of life in North Korea. Focusing on the romance between a girl whose father works for the government newspaper and a young boy who is thrown into prison for..."
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"Desperation seeps through the words of Vlautin’s work. Like so many growing urban areas, Portland Oregon’s working class is being forced out by gentrification. I felt like in a Tennessee Williams story not set in the south. Lynette, is trying to a..."
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"I’ve never used the word “bonkers” to describe a book, but the latest from Oyeyemi is bonkers. Otto, a hypnotist and his boyfriend take a “non-honeymoon honeymoon”. Xavier’s aunt has arranged a train trip for them. Its not just the two of them goi..."
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