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David Mitchell’s second solo outing as an author, Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse, is a comedian at the height of his dry witty observational prowess with stances on current events, curriculuae, and common sense.
His first book, Back Story: A Memoir, was all about who he is. This book is all about how he thinks, which for some of us, as a fan of his comedy and appearances on many panel shows in Britain, should come as no surprise.
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Getting a promotion that you’ve worked for day in and day out, forgoing vacation and social graces, may seem like a dream come true. But when Edward Wozny gets such an opportunity, he takes a break and it’s not like a vacation at all. It’s a thrilling mystery that he wasn’t expecting.
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If good science fiction can be an escape from the world we live in, great science fiction can make you think differently about the world we live in while also being an escape from it. The Graven Trilogy anchored by the third book Ethera Grave is great science fiction.
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Despite being the middle book in the Faith, Hope, and Charity Trilogy, Hope is singular in its focus and faster-paced than most of the books in Deighton’s Bernard Samson series.
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In The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman looks back at the last decade that actually felt like a decade. It’s hard to view this book as anything other than a transformation, but it’s also hard to ignore that reading this book puts you back there.
This book is a time capsule with the perverse insights that make you wonder about your own memory, the collective memory, and all with a sincerity, exuberance, and authenticity that feels proper.
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