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The International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, "one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals" (The New York Times), about his turbulent upbringing in the city of Jerusalem in the era of the dissolution...
"Incredibly lyrically written, beautifully tragic. In a world with so few great epic gay love stories, this book is very needed. Miller's retelling of the Iliad captures the epic poetry aspect as well as creating interesting, multifaceted character..."
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Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first...
"This book is incredibly sad. It is reasonably well written with very realistic dialogue and a likeable protagonist. I suspect the book is somewhat autobiographical, and at times it feels a little aimless - too close to the randomness of reality to..."
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