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Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Book Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Synopsis from Barnes & Noble: “This is the long-awaited first novel from one of the most original and memorable writers working today. Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar…

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Book Review by Mom's Small Victories. Captivating story. Complex characters challenging preconceived notions of right and wrong.
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Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Synopsis from Goodreads: “On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams…

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Book Review: The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar

Synopsis from Goodreads: ” The acclaimed author of The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven returns with a breathtaking, skillfully wrought story of four women and the unbreakable ties they share. As university students in late 1970s Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they challenged authority and fought for a better world….