Fiction
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Help Wanted
Though Waldman’s portrayal of working at a big-box store is devastatingly accurate, those seeking a humorous listen may be better served by lighter fare.
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A Dream in the Dark
Fans of courtroom dramas will enjoy this well-performed series that’s based on real-life cases.
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The River View
While listeners may be glad they don’t live in Blue Deer, they will surely enjoy this twisty, precisely engineered tale.
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Signal to Noise
While Moreno-Garcia’s debut is somewhat uneven, it is well executed in audio. Expect this to be warmly received by the author’s many fans and those seeking a fantasy-laced historical fiction hearkening back to the days of LPs.
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Dogs and Monsters: Stories
A wonderfully entertaining assortment of grim and dystopic tales that demonstrate Haddon’s tremendous skills and versatility as a storyteller. (The novelist, poet, screenwriter, and children’s book author and illustrator is best known for his award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.)
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Shred Sisters
Lerner’s fiction debut, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, exceeds at depicting the damage that one family member’s mental illness can wreak on others, but some readers may want even more coverage of the sisters’ relationship with each other.
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Exposure
Dellaira’s novel will appeal to Sally Rooney fans for its emotional depth and to Danzy Senna readers for its exploration of the complex intersections between and interpretations of race, class, gender, and power in relationships.
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Don’t Be a Stranger
The novel’s structure is a bit unbalanced, but it showcases best Minot’s characteristically elegant and sparse prose. For most readers, this work won’t hold up to the standard that Minot set with earlier works, such as her first novel, Monkeys.
Rooney’s at her best between the acts, as in the intermezzo moments or pauses between bold movements. Readers will find themselves tearfully applauding for the small victories, the little defeats, and the silences between characters in this lovely story of complicated people finding, and often losing, each other in times of pain.
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