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MEMPHIS READS: BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by QIAN JULIE WANG

Andrea reviews BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by Qian Julie Wang, Doubleday Books, 978-0-385-54721-5, 305 pages. This particular title was recommended by one of my customers at Cordova Branch Library more than once. I am glad I finally took the time to read Wang’s memoir. (Thank you, CG) Wang was born in China in…

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MEMPHIS READS: A DIRTY JOB by CHRISTOPHER MOORE

Nathan reviews A DIRTY JOB  by Christopher Moore, William Morrow, 2009, 363 pages (ebook) From the very beginning we see that Charlie Asher, the main character, is a bit of a worrier and fits right in with the “beta male” description painted by the narrator. Life just seems to pass…

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MEMPHIS READS: DRIFT by RACHEL MADDOW

Nathan reviews Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow, Crown, 2012, 275 pages Have you ever wondered who has the legal power to declare war? Is it Congress or the president? The Constitution of the United States is actually surprisingly clear (right?). Rachel Maddow answers this question…

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MEMPHIS READS: WHITE BOY (A MEMOIR) by TOM GRAVES

Andrea reviews WHITE BOY:  A MEMOIR  by Tom Graves, Devault-Graves Digital Editions, 2019, 264 pages. I picked up this non-fiction tale because the author was my Creative Writing  professor in the year 2000 at my alma mater. His class was one of energy and light the semester I strapped myself down…

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MEMPHIS READS: FOR YOUR OWN GOOD by SAMANTHA DOWNING

Andrea reviews FOR YOUR OWN GOOD by Samantha Downing, Berkley Publishing, 2021, 384 pages. Australian writer, Samantha Downing has woven another tale of darkness and deception. Readers will meet English teacher, Teddy Crutcher of the esteemed, elite Belmont Academy. Just because Teddy was recognized as the Teacher of the Year, it…

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MEMPHIS READS: PONY by R.J. PALACIO

Andrea reviews PONY by R.J. Palacio, Random House Publishing, 2021, 289 pages. Twelve year-old Silas Bird is not your typical young man and he does not have typical preteen issues. For starters, this children’s book is set in the late 1800’s. Since Silas’ mother died in childbirth, it has always been…

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MEMPHIS READS: STATION ELEVEN by EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL

Nathan reviews Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, 2014, 333 pages  Novels that start with tragedy, no matter the scale, usually do not contain pleasant themes. An ominous sentence to end an early chapter further complicates the narrative to follow. Station Eleven is two-for-two in this regard. These tragic moments foreshadow just…

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