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CYCLORAMA by Adam Langer

August 5, 2022

SPECTACULAR LITERARY TIME TRAVEL takes readers from an eventful 1982 high school production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” to the 2016 lives of the cast and their charismatic, predatory director. Stunning tragicomedy of manners! A MINUS

CYCLORAMA
Bloomsbury Publishing
2022

Grade: A MINUS

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OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by Julia Armfield

August 4, 2022

EXQUISITELY POETIC NOVEL centers on a undersea expedition gone awry, and its impact on a scientist and her shorebound wife. But it’s also an extraordinary examination of love, loss, and the power of the natural world. A MINUS

OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA
Flatiron Books
2022

Grade: A MINUS

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INFLUENCER ISLAND by Kyle Rutkin

August 1, 2022

DEATH ON “INFLUENCER ISLAND”: timely thriller with an interesting narrative structure adds some freshness to the Battle Royale trope. Lots of grimdark atmosphere to boot. SOLID B

INFLUENCER ISLAND
Greater Path LLC
2022

Grade: SOLID B

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