all i want for xmas... continues with some food for thought.
1. a mercy by toni morrison.
morrison reapproaches slavery but this time crossing and challenging racial boundaries.
2. 2666: a novel by roberto bolaño.
a 900 page murder mystery and philosophical exploration.
3. indignation by philip roth.
i'm hoping it will be another masterpiece of the troubles of the masculine.
4. when you are engulfed in flames by david sedaris.
sedaris goes through midlife crisis. a sure gem.
5. i was told there'd be cake by sloane crosley.
a cross between sedaris and carrie bradshaw, could this be a piece of chick lit i might be able to finish?
6. the winners by julio cortazar.
a classic by one of my favorite authors.
7. brief interviews with hideous men by david foster wallace.
supposedly a very uneven collection of essays with a few brilliant anomalies worthy of reading the whole thing. if you like wallace, that is.
8. dangerous laughter by steven millhauser.
almost chekhovian formality characterizes this much anticipated collection of stories.
9. puhdistus by sofi oksanen.
the finlandia literary price winner of 2008.
10. kohtuuttomuus by pirkko saisio.
another much awaited novel by an excellent writer.
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