Joan stopped by and mentioned the recently announced National Book Award nominees. There are some very interesting titles here, maybe your next good read. I am about to begin Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi, one of the young adult fiction nominees.
Joan and Sara have weighed in on Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen. Joan said that despite the initial hype, neither of them were delighted by the book. Joan enjoyed some of the writing and certain scenes (such as the main character's campaign to put special bibs on the neighborhood cats to prevent them from eating birds) but didn't think the story held together well. Anyone else have an opinion? That glittering blue bird's eye on the cover creeps me out.
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