Fiction
Infinite jest
David Foster Wallace
FICTION Wallace, David Foster
Fiction
A spoof on our culture featuring a drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation house near Boston. The center becomes a hotbed of revolutionary activity by Quebec separatists in revolt against the Organization of North American Nations which now rules the continent.
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The magnificent Ambersons
Booth Tarkington
FICTION Tarkington, Booth
Fiction, Classics
George Amberson Minafer's family was the most prominent family in late 19th century Indianapolis--but then Indianapolis begins to change and with it, George's family fortunes. If you love descriptions of houses, clothes, and cotillions with a dash of comeuppance and urban renewal, then this book is for you. -Anne M
The year of the runaways
Sunjeev Sahota
FICTION Sahota Sunjeev
Fiction
Short-listed for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, we’ve waited a long time for this novel to cross the pond. The book follows the paths of three Indian men, who are recent immigrants to England, as they try to navigate living in a new country and coming to terms with what they left behind. -Anne M
This is the book that got me into Agatha Christie. It is smart, well-crafted, and surprising. -Anne M