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by Julianna Baggott<br>
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Ok, today's book review is something I would not have expected.
Here's the thing: sometimes authors have sweeping beautiful visions
and sometimes authors can put words together like magicians and
sometimes they can do both. "Harriet" (linked above) is masterfully
crafted. I hate this kind of book normally. I swear to god if you've
read one coming of age "family has problems but they all get worked
out and emotions are involved" book, then you've read them all. I
almost failed every English class I've ever taken because to me it's
like Europe - I can only see so many old stained glass churches and
hypocritical castles and stolid pubs before I'm hopelessly bored and
wishing I was in Asia, where something, anything new, is taking
root. So I went into Harriet almost with a feeling of dread, because
it is exactly that kind of book.<br>
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But the book is magical. The <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/harriet-wolfs-seventh-book-of-wonders-by-julianna-baggott.html?_r=0">NYT
review</a> of it is highly positive, but for all the wrong
reasons. They see the plot and the subject and the characters and
frankly all of that is second to her grasp of the language, which
writhes through the book like an ice river - honest and unforgiving
and beautiful. <br>
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So in any case, clicky clicky on the above link for your kindle-y
goodness.<br>
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-dave<br>
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