Beatlebone
by Kevin Barry
PenguinBooks/PRH
The poetry. This is a very odd, sad, beautiful book. Much like The Heart in Winter, there is truth, wonder, and heartbreak. You don't need to be a Beatles, or John Lennon fan to love this, but it probably helps. It will make you want to see the West Coast of Ireland.
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by Christoffer Carlsson
Hogarth/ PRH
This is not an easy book - so much sorrow, fear and guilt - but it is a great story. If you've ever lived in a small city or town, this will resonate. And you will hope for the best for everyone in it, well almost everyone. Carlsson depicts the struggles of the teenagers, and the claustrophobia of their natural world. It's well worth the 400+ pages.
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by George Saunders
Random House/PRH
An amazing, thought-provoking and beautiful novel that you won't want to put down and may need to reread immediately. A dying oil tycoon has visitors, mostly unwelcome, from the after-life who need him to reconsider his legacy. Each of the visitors has their own story to tell and they are all well worth knowing.
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by Nnedi Okorafor
Morrow/HarperCollins
An amazing accomplishment - science fiction, sociology, romance and family all coming together to form a book that you won't want to put down. And, as an echo of the book, you'll want a sequel.
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by Alexandra Bell
Del Rey/ PRH
This has everything, mystery, fantastical elements, romance, the horrors of war all in a story that you can't stop reading. Did I mention a moving tattoo? It is an excellent escape.
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