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It seems like R.O. Kwon’s slim debut novel has been everywhere this summer, and it is absolutely worth the hype. It’s very much a story about devotion — to faith, to love, to causes — and the ways that devotion can be simultaneously comforting and blinding. Even more entrancing than this gripping plot, though, is Kwon’s language. She writes in gorgeous, lyrical prose that is somehow never gratuitous.
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There’s great, there’s very great, and then there’s crazy great, and by now you’ve surely heard just how crazy great this satirical romantic comedy is. Laugh and learn on a glamorous trip to Singapore (and to your local theater) as social classes and various cultures collide.
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Bawdy and funny, this coming-of-age story runs riot through Sydney’s drag scene and the internet’s seediest corners, skewering identity politics all along the way. Literary satire at its most hilarious.
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This smart, strange book takes in everything from the art world to prescription meds to 9/11 and spits out an unforgettable story of a young woman hibernating away a year. Highly recommended for anyone whose summer plans include a staycation.
Escapist reads…
This is a juicy novel, and that’s not just a pun about its title. A cinematic debut (it’s already been optioned), “Tangerine” is a Hitchcockian tale of obsession in the seductive chaos of midcentury Morocco.
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A delightfully odd book, this slim Japanese novel follows a woman who feels out of place everywhere, except when behind the counter of her convenience store. A surprisingly sweet read about someone who’s probably a sociopath.
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