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Gritty realism is the perfect way to describe Jess Walter’s third novel, Citizen Vince. From the opening sentence, “One day you know more dead people than live ones,” this Spokane native reeled me in, and I strongly suspected that this was the ri... " Read more of this review » |
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There are some novels where the artistry hits you so hard the soul seems submerged. Others are just the opposite. The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying are perhaps Faulkner's greater artistic achievements, but it is the soul and humanity and b...
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Paranormal Activity 6 : The Turn of the Screw 01:25 17th AUGUST 1895 : THE GOVERNESS’ BEDROOM ![]() 04:55 23RD AUGUST 1895 : FROM THE WINDOW OF THE MAIN STAIRCASE ![]() Anyway, great story, but I must mention three STYLISTIC ISSUES which may perhaps GRATE on the... " Read more of this review » |
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