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Book Review: Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin
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Book Review: Morningside Heights by Joshua Henkin

Man of la BookJune 23, 2021

The novel is strongest in its depiction of the day-to-day living with a person suffering from Alzheimer’s. An undignified way to slowly die for those affected.

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Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Man of la BookMay 18, 2021

A struggling writer finds himself teaching a third-rate MFA program in Vermont, finds himself harrassed for stealing a dead student’s storyline.

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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
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Book Review: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2021

How Beautiful We Were is, in a word, fatalistic. The villagers are fighting a lost cause,– The David vs. Goliath story slowly morphs into a nuanced conflict.

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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram
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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram

Man of la BookNovember 19, 2018

A historical fiction book taking place in 1793, following the life of Hercules, a slave in Mt. Vernon, as well as President George Washington’s chef.

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Book Review: Family Trust by Kathy Wang
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Book Review: Family Trust by Kathy Wang

Man of la BookNovember 9, 2018

Stanley Huang has claimed for years that he is very rich. Now that Stanley Huanghas pancreatic cancer his family wants details of his fortune to be revealed.

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