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Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
Set in a dystopian, near-future New York City, Shteyngart's novel follows Lenny Abramov, who is in love with Eunice, and Eunice, the object of Lenny’s affection, who is slightly annoyed. Complete with the satire and dark humor that Shteyngart is known for, each of these characters describes their life in a superficial-obsessed world, where America is terminally indebted to China, the government is represented as an otter in a cowboy costume, and your financial worth and sex appeal are projected onto advertisements as you walk by. Literary Fiction.
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir Of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen
In this humorous memoir, poet Rhoda Janzen describes how her life changes when her husband abruptly leaves her for a relationship with another man and she is subsequently seriously injured in a car crash. After all this, Janzen decides to return home to her close-knit Mennonite family. Memoir.
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It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The first in a series featuring members of a fictional Chicago football team called the Chicago Stars, It Had to be You is the story of Phoebe Somerville, a extremely intelligent woman who has masqueraded as a bimbo for years. When her estranged father, owner of the Chicago Stars football teams, suddenly passes away, Phoebe is stunned to find that her father left her the team in his will--but of course, there is a catch. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Crusie. Contemporary Romance.
A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean by Tori Murden McClure
A heart-stopping book about the author's efforts to become the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic. McClure describes her battles against storms that nearly killed her, the love affair that inspired her subsequent achievements, and how she learned to embrace her humanity. Sports Literature.
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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Recounts the connected stories of people from the past and the distant future, from a nineteenth-century notary and an investigative journalist in the 1970s to a young man who searches for meaning in a post-apocalyptic world. This one-time finalist for the Man Booker Award is a rewarding challenge, good for fans of Roberto Bolano’s 2666. Literary Fiction.
