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#septemberreads2021
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I was really curious to read Ishiguro‘s take on AI, and although this isn‘t my most favorite of his, I found it intriguing for sure. Ishiguro‘s spare prose never explains, only observes, as does Klara, the insightful AI MC, in this quiet but touching story.🔸#septemberreads2021

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Over the Woodward Wall | A. Deborah Baker
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This Oz-like children‘s fairy tale began as cryptic epigraphs sprinkled throughout Seanan McGuire‘s mesmerizing novel Middlegame, and now McGuire has written it as a stand-alone. Though I didn‘t love it as much as Middlegame, it‘s interesting enough that I‘m curious about the sequel.🔸#septemberreads2021

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I enjoyed this bittersweet story about a girl who discovers a world of mythical equines—centaurs, unicorns, kelpies, etc.—and feels for the first time that she‘s truly home.🔸#septemberreads2021

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A monk and a robot become friends and explore the meaning of life together? Totally my jam! Can‘t wait for the sequel.🔸#septemberreads2021

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The Hidden Palace | Helene Wecker
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I really enjoyed this riveting sequel to The Golem and the Jinni. The alchemy of history and folklore with compelling characters is pure enchantment.🔸#septemberreads2021

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The Overstory: A Novel | Richard Powers
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An epic story of people who love trees doing what they can to save them. Very well written but also very challenging—both the academic vocabulary and the intense drama.🔸#septemberreads2021

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The Great Gatsby reinvented with magical realism and Jordan Baker recast as a Vietnamese adoptee? Yes, please!! I ended up buying the hardcover because I want this book to be shelf buddies with my copy of Fitzgerald‘s Great Gatsby.🔸#septemberreads2021

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While it‘s nice to feel special, the practice of self-compassion teaches that we always have innate worth because we‘re human, whether we feel special or not. Gold.🔸#septemberreads2021

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Book Love | Debbie Tung
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Holy cats, I actually read ten books in September!! 🙀 Call it stress-reading. I‘ll just talk about eight of them. (And yes I know it‘s almost the end of October already. It‘s been a 😵‍💫month, I‘ll just say that, so better late than never!)🔸#septemberreads2021

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