Queen of Spades
by Michael Shou-Yung Shum
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Why is this novel so absurdly entertaining? Shum, who was a casino dealer in Lake Stevens before getting his English PhD, loosely bases his story on an old gambling tale by Pushkin, but it has a seemi... (Tom)
Sister Carrie
by Theodore Dreiser
MADE-UP
No one ever accused Theodore Dreiser of being an elegant writer, but nearly every sentence in this book howls with things that elegance alone can't provide: desire, drive, hunger, power, exhaustion, a... (Tom)
Where's Halmoni?
by Julie Kim
MADE-UP
A mysterious new doorway in their grandmother's room and some equally mysterious paw prints lead Joon and Noona into a land of mischievous and snack-loving animals, and into the world of the tradition... (Tom)
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