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Magnificent Monday: The Invaders (A Tournament of Books Selection)

Magnificent Monday: The Invaders (A Tournament of Books Selection)

The Invaders, in a word, is magnificent. It’s a modern day rendering (I suspect intentionally…) of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. I love the parallels that it brings out in modern society (and U.S. politics) Lori, the neighbor in the upper-upper middle class neighborhood with more money than sense erecting a fence the keep ‘the Mexicans’ out. The idea that being poor is equivocal with being…

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It's Monday... Tournament of Books 2016 is ON!

It’s Monday… Tournament of Books 2016 is ON!

I don’t often participate in the ‘It’s Monday…’ posts, but it’s the most wonderful time of the year! I have the Tournament of Books 2016 short-list in hand and am readying myself for battle. Unfortunately all the books I decided to read from the long-list failed to make the cut, but I enjoyed most of them heartily so really there’s nothing to complain about. So let’s take a look at the work ahead…

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YA Wednesday: Vivian Apple at the End of the World

YA Wednesday: Vivian Apple at the End of the World

Vivian Apple at the End of the World is a little bit different than your average YA dystopia novel. First of all, it packs some very interesting political and social commentary into a pretty readable package. Second, it takes on one of my favorite topics, the issue of the giant American mega-churches. Third… well, third it’s just good reading fun. This novel addresses the very scary,…

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