All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
MADE-UP
Anders's debut novel has been filed, officially, on the adult side of fiction (and it does have an R-rated scene or two), but I think it might find its most passionate readers among older teen readers... (Tom)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
by Anne Fadiman
TRUE
As I often say when I recommend this in the store, this is Laura's favorite book ever, but, really, it's one of my favorites too. Fadiman's story of the tragic misunderstandings between American medic... (Tom)
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
MADE-UP
I'm not sure which choice The Vegetarian makes more horrifying: eating meat, or not. When a young Korean woman makes a simple decision—she won't eat meat, and she can't bear to have it in her apartmen... (Tom)
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