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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 27 Apr 2016

    I want to read a new(ish) book, literary fiction, not primarily about someone murdered or dying. Fave book last year: A Little Life. advice?

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      2. Laura Braunstein‏ @laurabrarian 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame All the Birds in the Sky by @charliejane

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2016
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        @laurabrarian @charliejane GREAT BOOK!!

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      2. Sherida C‏ @SheridaCharles 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame State of wonder by Patchett. Forgot her first name. But a great story

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SheridaCharles

        @SheridaCharles yes love that author and that book! maybe I should look for a Patchett I haven't read yet

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      2. Peter Abraham‏ @PeterAbraham 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame Not fiction, but you would love Marukami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2016
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        @PeterAbraham oh yeah, definitely a fave!!!

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      2. Sasha Dryden‏ @SashaDryden 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame neopolitan novels series by Elena Ferrente. Starts with My Brilliant Friend.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2016
        Replying to @SashaDryden

        @SashaDryden yes i've been wondering about that series!! i've tried a sample

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      4. Sasha Dryden‏ @SashaDryden 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame def "literature" as writing exquisite, characters complex & compelling, historical elements fascinating & at its heart is STORY

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      2. Cal Samson‏Verified account @calsamson 27 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame Book of Strange New Things by Michael Faber is pretty good. Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume is 15/10 perfect but v sad

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 27 Apr 2016
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        @calsamson wow Faber book sounds amazing and I totally missed it!! thank yoU!!

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      4. Cal Samson‏Verified account @calsamson 27 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame no worries! It's super imaginative and fresh.

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      2. Linda Darcy‏ @lindatdarcy 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame The Goldfinch by Donna Tartr

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 28 Apr 2016
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        @lindatdarcy yes, loved that!

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      4. Linda Darcy‏ @lindatdarcy 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame how about The Quaker Cafe by Brenda Bevan Remmes?

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      1. Ms. Chatt de Erwin‏ @mchatt 29 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame reading A Little Life now. I can't put it down and when I must, I can't stop thinking about it.

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      1. Al Partridge‏ @uselink126 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame The Peripheral by William Gibson (@GreatDismal), it's science fiction but really it's just him foretelling the future. #SoGood

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      1. Fearless Trev‏ @FearlessTrev 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is Epic. Loosely based on his real life. Everyone I know who has read it has been in awe.

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      1. Sally E. Haldorson‏ @SEHaldorson 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame I will stop at 3 recs, but Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel was the best book I read last year

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      1. Ben Halpert‏ @benhalpert 28 Apr 2016
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        @avantgame gr8t series by @monicamcgurk #humantrafficking http://amzn.com/1938416678 

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