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Must read if you are planning to visit Moscow. And if you do visit, you also have to try the Writer's Union restaurant... old world charm... wonderful…
Read more of this comment about The Master and MargaritaI really enjoyed In the Time of the Butterflies. I had no idea about this dark period in the history of the Dominican Republic and this story really brought…
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New worlds are often wonderfully inventive and inspiring. They can take you into an imagined future or fictionalized past.
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I loved this book, and its sequels, for beautiful world-building and vibrant characters. Fantasy is not my regular genre but I felt completely immersed…
Read more of this comment about The Fifth SeasonBrilliant book! It takes a lot of energy to read (you really are dropped into this world with characters unlike anything you've ever read before), but…
Read more of this comment about Ancillary JusticeMy absolute favorite book of all time. Grossman manages to create a fantastical world that is all the more believable because of how firmly rooted in reality…
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I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it. The descriptions of the smells and heat of Nigeria are so vivid that you feel like you're right…
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