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Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)

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Stick with it! The met is apparently turning this into an opera, which I guarantee will be better than Oh Mary

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Lincoln in the Bardo

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Joe

Joe

“This book has a large, talented cast, many of whom are comedians. The readers bring all sorts of performance decisions to the jokes (and the terror, and the sorrow, and the rest of it) and it feels like another dimension is added to the work. Saunders is often so dark, and this book is dark, but the voices help the listener understand light shining through it.”

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Kaylan

Kaylan

“This book sits apart from most anything I’ve read. It’s artistic, unraveling, and makes me happy to know novels like this exist.”

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Mike Troiano

Mike Troiano

“Stop it, George. You're breaking our hearts.”

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