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Purely beautiful prose
The Lover (Flamingo)The Lover (Flamingo) by Marguerite Duras
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Only the French could make such enticing pain
BoneBone by Fae Myenne Ng
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Sentance-level excellence
SilkSilk by Alessandro Baricco
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Poetry without the confusion
The Stone DiariesThe Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
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This writer could make you catch your breath describing a trip to the dry cleaner's
The Rose Garden: Short Stories (Scarcrow)The Rose Garden: Short Stories (Scarcrow) by Maeve Brennan
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Clever kitty, pretty claws
Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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The fishhook that slides painlessly in, and draws rivers pulling out
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by Emily Brontë
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Their are Wuthering Heights people and there are Jane Eyre people. Get off the fence.
The Shipping NewsThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
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Put together like a Swiss watch. Perfect coordination. Seams, none. Not for the punctuation-lover.
Liars' ClubLiars' Club by Mary Karr
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If you swore you would never read memoir, change your mind. Now.
The Boys of My YouthThe Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
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Way too funny. Phenomenal voice.
The Kiss - A Secret LifeThe Kiss - A Secret Life by Kathryn Harrison
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Be on good emotional ground before you tread here, but go, even if you have to bring your therapist's phone number.