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THE GRADUAL by Christopher Priest

November 18, 2016

MUSIC AND TIME TRAVEL intertwine in Christopher Priest’s latest poetic, dream-like fantasy tale.

Grade: SOLID B

THE GRADUAL
Titan Books
2016

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AN ABBREVIATED LIFE by Ariel Leve

November 17, 2016

QUIETLY HEARTBREAKING MEMOIR of a childhood spent amid affluence and creativity—and terrible abuse. B PLUS

AN ABBREVIATED LIFE
HarperCollins Publishers
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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AN ABBREVIATED LIFE by Ariel Leve

November 16, 2016

QUIETLY HEARTBREAKING MEMOIR of a childhood spent amid affluence and creativity—and terrible abuse.

Grade: B PLUS

AN ABBREVIATED LIFE: A MEMOIR
HarperCollins
2016

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THE ALCHEMIST’S CHILDREN by Carolyn Killion

November 7, 2016

ENGAGING YA FANTASY offers a fresh take on some classic legends, from leprechauns to goblins to dragons. SOLID B

THE ALCHEMIST’S CHILDREN
Calumet Editions
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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THE ALCHEMIST’S CHILDREN by Carolyn Killion

November 6, 2016

ENGAGING YA FANTASY offers a fresh take on some classic legends, from leprechauns to goblins to dragons.

Grade: SOLID B

THE ALCHEMIST'S CHILDREN
Calumet Editions
2016

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POUR ME, A LIFE by A.A. Gill

November 5, 2016

A COMPLICATED LIFE, WITH ALCOHOL and after: A. A. Gill’s memoir is crushingly candid and self-pitiless. A MINUS

POUR ME, A LIFE
Penguin Publishing Group
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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POUR ME, A LIFE by A. A. Gill

November 4, 2016

A COMPLICATED LIFE, WITH ALCOHOL and after: A. A. Gill’s memoir is crushingly candid and self-pitiless.

Grade: A MINUS

POUR ME, A LIFE
Penguin
2016

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TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer

THE 25TH CENTURY, GRANDLY imagined as a world both archaic and futuristic, shines in a taut SFF thriller. B PLUS

TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING
Tor Books
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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