"The Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton. A story of the slippery nature of power. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13151615-the-custom-of-the-country …pic.twitter.com/AELsvJwdUF
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"The Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton. A story of the slippery nature of power. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13151615-the-custom-of-the-country …pic.twitter.com/AELsvJwdUF
"Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard. Riveting story of the murder of a president. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10335318-destiny-of-the-republic …pic.twitter.com/QFXLnECbGa
"True Grit" by Charles Portis. Such a well-told story. Every word chosen is the right word. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10035073-true-grit …pic.twitter.com/jr38rzyimq
"The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. III." Ralph Ellison & Raymond Carver ones esp. revealing https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4629012-the-paris-review-interviews-iii#other_reviews …pic.twitter.com/s8NSKsx1WK
"The Story of the Lost Child" by Elena Ferrante. #4 in Naples series. Wrenching and true. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25242224-the-story-of-the-lost-child …pic.twitter.com/81Lj3Q8l17
"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Ideas of "embodiment" stay with me. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25147754-between-the-world-and-me …pic.twitter.com/m6MZHPSef0
"Fences" by August Wilson. A play that clicks with both light humor and emotional resonance https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/539282.Fences …pic.twitter.com/3UpJ8khuni
"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. LeGuin. Languid, fully-realized, fearless. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/965878.The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness …pic.twitter.com/48aWC4opUC
"Dear Life: Stories" by Alice Munro. Each one a clear cut crystal. Munro=master of pacing. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16142061-dear-life …pic.twitter.com/LF7Stx9dbC
That's 10. A nice round number, so I'll leave it there. Reading is one of the greatest adventures of my life. Thanks for letting me share it
@annaleighclark Great list.
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