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Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Tucks prose is elegant. New York Times Book Review Lily Tucks critically-lauded, bestselling I Married You for Happiness was hailed by the Boston Globe as an artfully crafted still life of one couples marriage. In her singular new novel Sisters, Tuck gives a very different portrait of marital life, exposing the intricacies and scandals of a new marriage sprung from betrayal. Tucks unnamed narrator lives with her new husband, his two teenagers, and the unbanishable presence of his first wifeknown only as she. Obsessed with her, our narrator moves through her days presided over by the all-too-real ghost of the first marriage, fantasizing about how the first wife lives her life. Will the narrator ever equal she intellectually, or ever forget the betrayal that lies between them? And what of the secrets between her husband and she, from which the narrator is excluded? The daring and precise build up to an eerily wonderful denouement is a triumph of subtlety and surprise. With Sisters, Lily Tuck delivers riveting psychological portrait of marriage, infidelity, and obsession; charting with elegance and insight love in all its phases.
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emilyhaldi
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻♥️ 5y
BiblioLitten 😍 5y
Reviewsbylola Those are some scary looking sisters! 5y
Mdargusch They look like twins! 4y
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starrdom
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Finally made my first donation ever to a #LittleFreeLibrary

DivineDiana 👏🏻📚👏🏻 5y
Book_Gobbler Very cool! Need to get a #FreeLittleLibrary going here! 📚 5y
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WanderingBookaneer
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Mehso-so

I was intrigued with the narrative, was hoping the obvious foreshadowing was a red herring, and disappointed at how the book ends.

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WanderingBookaneer
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Lcsmcat 😂😂 6y
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MrBook
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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#TBRtemptation post 2! In this thin tale, an unnamed narrator loves with her new husband, his 2 teens, and his ex-wife, known only as she. The narrator becomes obsessed with the ex--will she ever measure up? What secrets does the 2 have? Marriage, infidelity, obsession, and charting love in all its phases. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

Wilkie Love the cover art! 6y
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parasolofdoom
Sisters | Lily Tuck
Mehso-so

Short bursts of the main character's thoughts (sometimes just a line or two), often circling around her husband's ex-wife, make this novel more a series of vingettes than a structured story. It's an interesting style that makes for a very quick one-sitting read with a sort of disconnect with no names used.

I wouldn't say I loved it but the stylistic devices intrigued me. It was very subtly done. Give it a try if you're doing the readathon.

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BooksForEmpathy
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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I laughed out loud, almost uproariously, during the ending of this short, tight novel.

I sometimes wish I could be a writer. This thought gets pushed aside because I worry I‘ll run out of things to say. Enter Lily Tuck. Her books are striking. Her words are sparse but full of meaning and allow readers to use their imaginations to connect the dots. Her books echo our own minds, jumping around through time and space in tiny, important fragments.

LiteraryinLawrence Great review! 6y
emilyhaldi Great review! I agree 👍🏻👍🏻 6y
minkyb Lovely review! 6y
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BooksForEmpathy
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Friday night to myself = treat yo self = fancy pizza and salad and wine and my book 💕. Happy Friday night!

TheLibrarian Looks like an excellent night!! 6y
Soubhiville Mmmmmmm! 6y
DreesReads You will finish that book tonight! 6y
BookMaven407 👍 happy Friday! 6y
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MadCatRamble
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This is my first Lily Tuck, though I now have a craving for more. I read Sisters in one sitting, propelled along by the narrator‘s voice and the slow burn to the denouement. Tuck is subtle, stylized and unsentimental while retaining a lovely empathy for her narrator. It‘s a hell of a wonderful read.

emilyhaldi Great review- I felt the same way! 6y
MadCatRamble @emilyhaldi I just wish I‘d read Lily Tuck sooner! She‘s wonderful! 6y
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emilyhaldi
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Very intrigued by my #currentread

#jingleshelves

readordierachel I like the cover! A little disquieting. 6y
JamieArc This photo is great! Makes me want to read the book... 6y
LeahBergen Great photo! 6y
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bookloo Beautiful Emily! ♥️ 6y
rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks great!! Beautiful pic!!! 💕 6y
Reviewsbylola You‘ve been reading some wild ones recently. Love it! 6y
Cinfhen This one sounds so good!! Where did u find it??? I haven't seen anything about it??? 6y
emilyhaldi @Cinfhen I think I saw @BooksForEmpathy reading it and was struck by the cover! It's a good, very quick read 👍🏻 6y
BooksForEmpathy Can‘t wait to see how you like it @emilyhaldi !!!!! 6y
emilyhaldi @BooksForEmpathy I really enjoyed it! I was surprised at the length when I received it but it happened to be the perfect length for my bath 🛀🏼 I thought Tuck did a nice job of exposing the characters and connecting the reader in such a brief read. Did you enjoy it? 6y
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BooksForEmpathy
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Book mail! Excited for this short one - I loved Lily Tuck‘s first novel and the premise of this looks wonderful and haunting.

Dinner tonight was spiced cauliflower soup with fried chickpeas and a side salad! @DebinHawaii definitely a soup to make!!

DebinHawaii It looks delicious! 🍲👍😋I love fried chickpeas as a soup topping. 6y
emilyhaldi Love that book cover ❤️ 6y
Jinjer Where might we find a recipe for that yummy soup? 6y
BarbaraBB What @Jinjer says....! 6y
Cinfhen Yes to EVERYTHING ❤️ 6y
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DreesReads
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Unexpectedly took my car in, and they squeezed my service appt scheduled for next week in too. But I was unprepared, being without a book or a charger. Walked down to the library and read this novel. It's short and stylized, kind of like Fever Dream (but also nothing like Fever Dream). One new tire, service done, over 3 miles walked, one book read.

RealLifeReading I like that cover 6y
SilversReviews Sounds like a great day for you. 6y
BarbaraBB A day well spent! 6y
Nute That‘s how we do it!🤗 6y
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Well-ReadNeck
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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Short, fun book full of literary references. Most notably, a very strong resemblance to Daphne duMaurier's Rebecca (but, was unnecessary for the author to hammer home with "Last night I dreamt -- not of Manderley ..."). Quick psychological read.

LauraBrook I really like her writing. Reminds me I need to get back to her stuff. 7y
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Lacythebookworm
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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My first Lily Tuck! Enjoyed it immensely. I even gasped aloud near the end!

Note the guilty corgi who chewed up the bottom corner and back cover. She rarely chews on non-toy items.

Lola I picked up a Lily Tuck at ALA-possibly this one. It will be my first by her, too. Glad you loved it! 7y
My_novel_obsession Awww- I ❤️your Corgi! 7y
Lacythebookworm @Lola Yes! I got this one at ALA 🙌 7y
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Lacythebookworm @Anovelobsession Thank you! She's usually very responsible around books. 🐶 7y
Kendra.Diane The pup makes it!!! So cute! 7y
Hooked_on_books She's so cute! 🐶💙 7y
UwannaPublishme Your pup is still adorable, even after munching on your book. 😊 7y
Lacythebookworm @Kendra.Diane @Hooked_on_books @UwannaPublishme Thank you! She's a sweet girl most of the time! 😊 7y
BooksForEmpathy I just got mine in!! 6y
Lacythebookworm @BooksForEmpathy Yay! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
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MrBook
Sisters | Lily Tuck
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#TBRtemptation post 1! #BEA17 edition! Slated for a September 5th release. From the National Book Award winner comes a psychological novel that looks at marriage, infidelity, and obsession. Tuck's unnamed narrator has married a husband with 2 teenagers, and can't stop feeling the indomitable presence of She, his first wife. Will the narrator equal and surpass She; will She heal from the betrayal between them; etc. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

LauraBrook Ooooh, was just wondering when she was going to publish again!! #stacked 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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